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Unique ID: IOW-981498
Object type certainty: Certain
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An incomplete post-Medieval Augsburg cast lead cloth seal (1500-1650).
This two-part seal is of the type used on bales of fustian originating from the Bavarian city of Augsburg.
Disc 1. Capital A with a chevron bar and an annulet at each side and one below, all within a circle.
Disc 2 (incomplete) bears unclear traces of a pinecone design.
The seal has a buff patina overall.
Diameter: 19.02mm; thickness: 3.84mm. Weight: 5.86g.
A very similar seal recorded in 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items at the British Museum' by Geoff Egan, (Egan 1994: 106, fig. 41, refs: 308-310) has been attributed to Augsburg in Germany. They are thought to be from mixed linen warp and cotton weft fabric which this city was famed for.
See also, Egan and Saunders, Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue, part 3, fig. 26, ref: 150.
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1550
Date to: Exactly AD 1650
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.84 mm
Weight: 5.86 g
Diameter: 19.02 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th October 2013
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Other reference: IOW2013-1-453
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Egan, G. | 1994 | Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum | London | Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities, British Museum | 106, fig. 41 | 308-310 |