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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: LIN-921BB6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete lead seal matrix dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1200-1300). The seal is pointed-oval and broadly flat. The reverse has an intergral perforated lug at the top of the seal; other than this the reverse is undecorated. The design on the engraved face of the seal is an elaborate fleur-de-lis above a cross pattee. The design is surrounded by an inscription contained within a pair of parallel lines, forming a border around the seal. The legend begins with a cross pattee at the top. It is not easy to read; originally it was read as + S VILE LNI IN ANEW but it now seems more likely that it reads + S' WILELMI IN ANGVL' (Seal of William in Angul..) The place-name Angul... has not been identified.
The overall dimensions are 33.65mm in length, 19.71mm in width, 7.43mm in thickness and 10.85g in weight.
Inscription:
+ S' WILELMI IN ANGVL'
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.65 mm
Width: 19.71 mm
Thickness: 7.43 mm
Weight: 10.85 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st February 2017
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Walcot Near Folkingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0535
Four figure Latitude: 52.90219178
Four figure longitude: -0.44037758
1:25K map: TF0535
1:10K map: TF03NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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