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CLOTH SEAL

Unique ID: SUR-C456EE

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Post Medieval lead dyer's seal, possibly attributable to one Ben(jamin) Newm(an). Legend reads BEN NEWM DYER; the reverse has scratched numerals and letters, possibly reading H3.

Inscription: BEN NEWM DYER

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 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 11.73 g
Diameter: 25 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd September 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: B17-976

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Watlington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6992
Four figure Latitude: 51.62259975
Four figure longitude: -1.00468398
1:25K map: SU6992
1:10K map: SU69SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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