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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: FASW-9A1AA6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Cast lead cloth seal. Circular, with broken loop. One disc is intact, and there are traces of the second. The complete disc reads 'IIXXX' with a lis below. The incomplete disc reads, '---RE/RE?F' in two lines. Imprints of the fibres are visible on the internal surface.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.5 mm
Weight: 3.05 g
Diameter: 19 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Test Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Barton Stacey (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4341
Four figure Latitude: 51.166636
Four figure longitude: -1.386389
1:25K map: SU4341
1:10K map: SU44SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

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Recording Institution: FASW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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