File:Post medieval Russian flax bale seal (FindID 764126).jpg

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Post medieval Russian flax bale seal
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julie Shoemark, 2016-02-11 12:59:12
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Post medieval Russian flax bale seal
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English: A post medieval lead Russian flax bale seal from the post of Archangel dating to the year AD 1828. The seal is roughly circular in shape with worn edges and consists of a lead disc with two perforations diagonally across the diameter whcih would have housed a cord or wire for the seal to be attached to a bale of flax.

The obverse face is stamped with an inscription in Cyrillic which reads: АРХ ПОР / ДЕСЯТH / МИХАИЛЪ ЛЕПИХИН which tranlates as: Archangel Port Inspector MIKHAIL LEPIKHON. The inscription is surrounded by a pellet border.

The reverse reads: АРХАНГ ПОР / КРОНЪ / 1.СОРТЪ / ЯПВ / 1828 which translates as: Archangel Port Crown best quality 1st Sort in 1828.

The Grower/Owner/Agent initials are Ya.P.V.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries Russia was a prominent exporter of flax Lead bale seals were used as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. Russian seals of this type were used as a means to monitor and ensure the quality of flax hemp products from Russia. They were applied individually by a port inspector and gave unique information like the inspector's name, the post where they worked, the name of the port, the initials of the previous grower/owner or agent, the quality and grade of the flax and the date it was graded.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date 1828
date QS:P571,+1828-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 764126
Old ref: SOM-745650
Filename: SOM745650.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/553193
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/553193/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/764126
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Object location50° 55′ 26.76″ N, 2° 41′ 07.04″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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