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SEAL
Unique ID: NLM-634332
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead
Bag Seal. Cast closure for a drawstring bag, comprising two discs linked by sprue and clenched together, leaving a bifurcated opening in one edge and a single slot on the other. The letter R is stamped on one side. Suggested date: Modern, 1800-1900,
Diameter: 18.5mm, Thickness: 5.5mm, Weight: 6.48gms.
Class:
Bag Closure
Inscription:
R
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 5.5 mm
Weight: 6.48 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 17th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM17429
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Winteringham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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