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SEAL
Unique ID: DENO-8101EB
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast lead-alloy modern (c.1917-c.1950) bag seal. The object is fan-shaped when laid flat, with the circular main body tapering to a square stud, though this appears to be due to being worn away. The obverse depicts a mullet with hatched diagonal lines radiating from its outline. This design is probably representative of the Communist star symbol. The reverse appears undecorated. The object has a white patina and almost the whole surface is encrusted with dirt. Overall the object measures 15.4mm long, 15.6mm wide and 0.4mm thick.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1917
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 15.4 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 0.4 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8411
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Heraldic
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: City of Nottingham (Unitary Authority)
District: City of Nottingham (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Clifton North (Unitary Authority Ward)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK5536
Four figure Latitude: 52.91861167
Four figure longitude: -1.18345429
1:25K map: SK5536
1:10K map: SK53NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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