File:Cloth seal (FindID 52216).jpg

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Cloth seal
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Suffolk County Council, Faye Minter, 2003-09-25 11:50:33
Title
Cloth seal
Description
English: An incomplete lead object, possibly part of a lead cloth seal.It is roughly rectangular in shape measuring 16mm in length and 15mm in width. The front face has two rows of Roman numerals, 'XVII' and 'XVIII.' The back face is undecorated projecting from one edge there is a cylindrical shaped lead rivet, measuring 9mm in length and 5mm in width. Lead cloth seals were used from the 12th to 19th centuries to mark cloth for commercial sale. They are normally circular in shape but rectangular examples are also found.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 1200 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 52216
Old ref: SF-9972F2
Filename: PRHSF-9972F2.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/9426
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/9426/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/52216
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