Find Spot record SLY 226 - Circular post medieval lead seal, probably a bale seal
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 2415 3485 (point) |
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Map sheet | TM23SW |
Civil Parish | SHOTLEY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Circular lead seal, probably a bale seal. The obverse bears a merchant's mark incorporating the initials ME; the reverse has a letter N. The same merchant's mark occurs on a lead seal in Moyses Hall Museum (S1). Probably C16-C17. Found with a metal detector (S2).
Formerly recorded as SLY MISC
Sources/Archives (3)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: finds report sheet with sketch.
- <S1> SSF6876 (No record type): Girling F A, Merchants' Marks in Suffolk, PSIA 29, pt 1, 112 & 127 (no. 21).
- <S2> SSF17337 (No record type): Quinton R per Newman J, Ipswich, 1991.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Mar 22 2019 4:14PM