Can anyone here tell me if this is a giant lead seal or what??

[Sand87]

I've popped it up over at another forum and we're stumped, can anyone ID this? Thanks

Is this a freakishly large bag seal or what? - Friendly Metal Detecting Forums

 

[diggummup]

That's a Catholic saint pendant not a lead seal.

 

[Sand87]

brilliant, can you tell me anything else about it?

what the inscription might read or when it dates?


it's large and heavy, was it worn by somebody?

 

[G.I.B.]

It says "Mother Mary Pray For Us" and is written in Albanian.

It's from circa 1957 and was worn by Victor Dubrovnik who immigrated to Pennsylvania about three years prior until it was lost while on a family picnic around 1963.

 

[Sand87]

so how did it end up in a field in Scotland?!


Hah, so really, please tell me more about it, there's nothing similar on the internet that I can find.

 

[diggummup]

I don't know why, but the lettering is reversed. I can only make out a few letters at the beginning (SA) and maybe the last 3 at the end (CES unsure?). I guess the other side is blank? Appears soft, looks like it may be made from pewter. Here is a list of female Catholic saints- Female / Women Saints - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online I tried playing with the photo but couldn't do much with it.

 

[Sand87]

Thanks, I just assumed it was lead but it does seem soft because it's been bent slightly in the middle . The back is blank and so far with the lettering



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SANTATTI/SANTATTIV

is my best guess, if we're assuming the image is reversed.