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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: IOW-DF8CC3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A post-Medieval cast lead cloth seal.
Possibly a four-part seal.
One disc has a lion passant reguardant, 1/2 above, 88 below. The other disc has an unclear bust with the inscription: OFENG/LAND
19.77 x 13.71 x 2.17mm. Weight: 2.39g.
Compare with Egan 1994: 63, ref: 136.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 19.77 mm
Width: 13.71 mm
Thickness: 2.17 mm
Weight: 2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd January 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2012-1-77
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 1994 | Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum | London | Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum | 63 | 136 |
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