Cloth Seal, Dutch, Amsterdam, 1607

Cloth Seal, Dutch, Amsterdam, 1607, Image & Found by Kees Essaadi.
Found near Amsterdam, 65mm, 103.4g.

Arms of Amsterdam with Maximilian crown and lion rampant supporters // arms of Amsterdam with Maximilian crown and lion rampant supporters, (AM)STERDAM*ANDERHA(LF STAEL) around

An exceptionally large and heavy cloth seal that could only have been supported by a textile as robust as a tapestry of carpet.

The stael mark usually applies to cloth that has met certain dying standards.