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17th century Lead alnage seal
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Colchester Museums, Caroline McDonald, 2006-06-27 10:36:52
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17th century Lead alnage seal
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English: Complete lead alnage seal, probably of James II. The seal is complete, though worn and is formed from two circular discs joined by a rectangular strip or tag of lead, which was then folded over the edge of cloth, so that the discs align. One disc is moulded with a lion facing left with 2 ½ below, for the two and a half pence subsidy rate, within a border of dots. The opposite disc is moulded with a bust facing right, presumably James II, within a border of dots and seemingly no legend. The lead survives in good condition and is a creamy white. The seal is 21.62mm long, 14.12mm in diameter across the discs, 2.82mm thick (across both discs) and weighs 3.17g. Similar post-reformation seals can be seen in Egan, 1994, Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum, British Museum Occasional paper 93, figure 27. See especially number 137 for the portrait comparison. James II ruled from 1685-1688.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 1685 and 1688
date QS:P571,+1685-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1685-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1688-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 136045
Old ref: ESS-0F7D76
Filename: elton alnage seal.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/106444
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/106444/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/136045
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