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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: SWYOR-3E93D6
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A folded, lead alloy seal, possibly a modern cloth inspection seal dating from AD 1800 - 1950. The seal is a single sheet of lead which is folded double and fastened shut with a central rivet. One face, pierced by the fastening stud, has a rounded end and carries an impression in relief reading: "[...]IM(P)SON A[...]" round the edge. There are also two numbers: "36" which have been crudely inscribed with a sharp tool. The other face has a square end and carries an impression in relief of three lines of small, rectangular cartouches each containing a letter or number that read: [-]45//B6I//3(9)73. These may possibly have been stamped individually. The centre of the square end has a short, rectangular protrusion that has been folded over between the two main faces of the seal. The seal is 27.2mm long, 23.3mm wide and 8.8mm thick. It weighs 16.06gm. Other seals with similar stamped letters can be seen on the Bagseal Gallery: www.bagseals.org/gallery such as BSG.CS.00321 and BSG.CS.00318 which are interpreted as Modern cloth seals.
Inscription:
[...]IM(P)SON A[...] // [-]45 / B61 / 3(9)73
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.2 mm
Width: 23.3 mm
Thickness: 8.8 mm
Weight: 16.06 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Saturday 1st June 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2149
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Barton-le-Street (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7375
Four figure Latitude: 54.16562063
Four figure longitude: -0.88340332
1:25K map: SE7375
1:10K map: SE77NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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