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SEAL MATRIX
Unique ID: GLO-40C654
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead flat pointed oval seal matrix. The face is very badly worn and corroded resulting in the loss of almost all of the detail except for a recessed pellet in the centre. Also, the entire inscription has also been lost except for the vague impression of a U or W to one side. The reverse has similarly suffered from ware and corrosion. Traces of a central spine are visible that are flanked by a semi-circular arch the has a pellet in the centre. there would have been a loop at one end of the spine but this is now completely truncated.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 8.41 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st April 2018 - Saturday 1st September 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Collington (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO6459
Four figure Latitude: 52.22801577
Four figure longitude: -2.52848246
1:25K map: SO6459
1:10K map: SO65NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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