Any ideas?

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  1. Jack Edwards

    Jack Edwards Active Member

    I have just found this and I've got absolutely no idea what it is, what it's made of, where it might be from.

    I found it inside a metal tin not much bigger than the actual piece which is about 10cm in diameter. It's not particularly heavy and I can't workout what the part/material attached to it is.

    Any takers?

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    Jack Edwards, Jun 29, 2020
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  2. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Interesting! It is a lead seal for goods or document.
    https://relicrecord.com/blog/lead-bale-seals-overlooked-fascinating-artifacts/
     
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  3. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    I can make out the word Prince, I think.
     
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Can you possibly take a rubbing of the writing around the edge of the side with the people?
     
    Bronwen, Jun 29, 2020
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  5. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Rotated one pic and did a bit of Photoshop work:

    LeadSeal.png
     
    sabre123, Jun 29, 2020
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  6. Jack Edwards

    Jack Edwards Active Member

    A rubbing as in a bit of lead over paper?
     
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  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Yes, some kind of thin paper & soft pencil or crayon rubbed on just hard enough to pick up only the high places on the seal.
     
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