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SEAL
Unique ID: BM-E1AF26
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is oval in shape and approximately rectangular in section. The upper surface of the sealing appears to depict a male, bearded bust right in relief. The lower surface, although heavily damaged may depict a standing figure, of which only the legs are visible. Martin Henig compares a glass die from Dragonby (Corpus No. 166), a satyr walking right, holding a lagobolon [hare-hitting staff] and a dead hare. The damage to the lower surface of the sealing reveals that at least some of the interior is hollow. Presumably, the piercings to accommodate the cord were originally in this area. The sealing measures 16mm in length, 18mm in width and 5mm in thickness.
Notes:
SF 430 - the image needs turning clockwise.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
District: Darlington (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Piercebridge (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2115
Four figure Latitude: 54.52984883
Four figure longitude: -1.67701825
1:25K map: NZ2115
1:10K map: NZ21NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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