Record ID: SWYOR-FCDCD5
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: South Tyneside
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or  Post Medieval lead incomplete cloth seal dating from AD 1350 - 1724. One incomplete disc survives, and it could be from a two disc or a four disc seal. It is thickened in the centre and both faces are illegible. Length 23.5mm; width 19.3mm; thickness 3.2mm and weight 5.12g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/cloth-seals/.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 24th November 2022
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Record ID: DUR-315318
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: South Tyneside
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead probable bag seal of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1850). The object is broadly circular in plan and flat in section with a large projecting spur. The obverse has a raised anchor motif, the reverse is heavily worn and illegible. The metal is a light brown in colour with a pitted and corroded patina. Length: 30.13mm, Width: 18.26mm Thickness: 6.03mm, Weight: 15.4g Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: CORN-2291B3, BH-E9CBD5 and IOW-6252A5
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 16th February 2016
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