any body have an idea what this is

[PS-RI]

found this in a field a while ago and have no idea what it is can any body help

 

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[Kas]

Looks like a letter seal. I've seen some like this found in England. My guess.

 

[Monty]

Put it under a sheet of paper and color over it with a pencil and maybe you can see what the figurines on it are. Is it magnetic? Monty

 

[Montana Jim]

It looks like a lead bag seal... or lead seal for ??

Welcome to Treasure Net jps-newengland

 

[xlt nh]

I agree with Jim...lead bag seal...could be 1700s...Great find and Welcome!!

HH, Hank 8)

 

[stefen]

Bulle (bulla)

Usually a lead or wax seal used in commerce and normally found in the Near East and throughout europe...seals for documents and containers such as bags of grain...

Here is a finding related to the Pope...[edit] The "bulla" (seal)
The most distinctive characteristic of a bull was the metal seal, which was usually made of lead, but on very solemn occasions was made of gold (as Byzantine imperial deeds often were). It depicted the founders of the Church of Rome, the apostles Peter and Paul, identified by the letters Sanctus PAulus and Sanctus PEtrus. The name of the issuing pope is on the reverse side. This was then attached to the document either by cords of hemp (in the case of letters of justice, and executory) or by red and yellow silk (in the case of letters of grace) that was looped through slits in the vellum of the document. Bulla is the name of this seal, which to ancient observers looked like a bubble floating on water: Latin bullire, "to boil".

Since the late eighteenth century, the lead bulla has been replaced with a red ink stamp of Saints Peter and Paul with the reigning pope's name encircling the picture, though very formal letters, e.g. the bull of John XXIII convoking the Second Vatican Council, still receive the lead seal.

Original papal bulls exist in quantity only after the eleventh century onward when the transition from fragile papyrus to the more durable parchment was made. None survives in entirety from before 819. Some original leaden seals, however, still survive from as early as the 6th century.

Bulle have been found in many biblical archeology related sites and are used to determine dates...

 

[stefen]

As I stated earlier, bulle were commonly used to seal items of commerce and would most likely be found along coastal seaport areas bringing in goods from other U.S. ports and ports from abroad.

If it can be attributed to a particular shipper, it can be dated from as early as the founding of the original colonies to modern times.

This is where research comes into play.

There are resources that record this type of data...I would look into University Archeological Departments as a start if nothing can be found online.

You may have found a rare seal from Etheopia or other exotic location....or maybe just a 1920 electrical box seal...or maybe its a seal from a bottle of Jamacian rum...

The fun is just starting...

 

[JJS NEW ENGLAND]

I AGREE WITH ABOVE REPLIES. GREAT FIND

 

[Vrent]

cool whats the other side look like?

HH vrent

 

[downindixie]

Take a knife and scratch the edge to see what its made of! A close up of it would be ideal.

 

[Montana Jim]

Or blow it up with some dynamite!

You must be getting bored... these posts are looking familiar!

 

[Ramitt]

Or blow it up with some dynamite!

Explosions or fire are always the proper solution to life's little mystery's.

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

or ballpeen hammer and duct tape

 

[EDDE]

Or blow it up with some dynamite!

Explosions or fire are always the proper solution to life's little mystery's.

or ballpeen hammer and duct tape

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