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SEAL MATRIX

Unique ID: NMS-96329A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval seal matrix, lead, flat with squashed pierced lug at the top. Pointed oval, 42 x 34mm. An eagle displayed. + SIGILL' ......... (Seal ). There are bordering lines for the inscription which is unfinished. 13th century.

Inscription: + SIGILL’ .........

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: 42 mm
Width: 34 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 13th September 2018 - Wednesday 10th October 2018

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 58465
Other reference: AMD102018

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased

Spatial metadata

County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
Parish or ward: Themelthorpe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TG0625
Four figure Latitude: 52.78325016
Four figure longitude: 1.0531528
1:25K map: TG0625
1:10K map: TG02NE
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: NMS
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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