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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: NLM-7071C3
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead cloth seal. Two separate parts probably from the same object, comprising a thick tapered shank with a rounded end and a flat round head; and a washer of diameter 16.1mm which fits snugly over the shank. Patinated overall to an identical degree on the two parts. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1550-1650.
Diameter (disc head): 16.8mm, Length (shank): c.12mm, Weight: 7.35gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Weight: 7.35 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28909
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Binbrook
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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