BSG.CS.01144 — Cloth Seal, French, Lille, Double-Headed Eagle, Fleur-de-lis

Found on the Thames Foreshore, 25mm, 10.2g.

(LILLE?) in Lombardic script / shield bearing a large fleur-de-lis // double-headed eagle displayed

Cloth seals from Lille more usually have a lion rampant, fleur-de-lis or Roman numerals on the other side. The double-headed eagle may be connected to dying practices as in the Netherlands.

See BSG.CS.01044 for another example.