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CLOTH SEAL
Unique ID: SUR-722475
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast lead Russian oval hemp seal with lettering on both sides within a linear border and with two sub-rectangular slots opposite each other on each side of the seal, which would have allowed the sealing cord to pass through the seal and attach it to the bale of cloth. Obverse: ПД[...] / П:[...]/PДП[...]/H85(6) Reverse: (SP)B / IH.RH / 1788.
Notes:
The ПД translates to PD and refers to the inspected hemp; the obverse represents the initials and surname of the Quality Control Officer and the either code for the location at which the Officer worked or the registered number of the sealing tongs he used. The reverse side denotes the place of export and possibly the producer of the goods.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1788
Date to: Exactly AD 1788
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.9 mm
Weight: 12.6 g
Diameter: 26.4 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: East Hampshire (District)
Parish or ward: Rowlands Castle (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU7414
Four figure Latitude: 50.92072375
Four figure longitude: -0.94859543
1:25K map: SU7414
1:10K map: SU71SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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