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17th century lead cloth seal
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2004-11-20 16:11:00
Title
17th century lead cloth seal
Description
English: A lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. Two disc seal probably dating from the 17th century. The larger disc is circular and measures 25.6mm in diameter. It has the following scratched into its surface: "1137 (over) 211 (over) E B". A lead connecting strip joins the larger disc to the smaller one. This smaller disc has at its centre the letters "S" and "F" (raised). These are separated by a vertical line which runs into a decorative arrangement of crossed lines at the bottom. There is a cross above the "F". This design all sits within a beaded circle. Overall, the object measures 37.8mm high by 25.6mm diameter and 4.4mm thick. It weighs 14.74g. It is corroded, damaged and incomplete.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 81104
Old ref: BH-F69221
Filename: Cloth seal 04 188 - 38 all.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/43487
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/43487/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/81104
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