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SEAL
Unique ID: YORYM-E71464
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast lead bag seal of post-medieval to modern date. The seal is circular with a rectangular cross section. One side is decorated with a castle with two turrets between which is a pair of crossed keys. Above the keys is a crown. A winged creature appears to be peering out from either side of the castle. This image is contained within a raised circular border.
The other side is stamped with Russian text both around the edge and in the central field.
The text around the edge reads: Ab B.K.T.TP?HTAAb'3[----]
The central text reads: B?//P??[-]
The metal is a dark brownish-grey colour and survives in good condition. The seal is 18.4mm in diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 5.2g.
Class: Bag Seal
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration method: Stamped
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Brantingham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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1 comment
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Stuart Elton wrote @ 21:01:04 on the 27th September 2012.
These are the arms of the Russian City of Riga. See similar seal here:- http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=926
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