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Seals
OAT 342 (SCALE 1:1)
Medallion OAT 3429
Brass seal with the inscription TANGER-MUNDE andtherepresentationofanangel. Itisquestionableifthis is, in fact, a seal at all, as the letters are not in reverse. The shape and style is similar to a So.11. The meaning ofTanger Munde is obscure.
BAT 3274 (SCALE 1:1) OAT 4239
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This seal is possibly one belonging to the predikant, Gijsben Bastiaens, on board the Balavia. The inscription GOB is in reverse and there is an encircled cross between the leUers. The ivory, or bone, handle (BAT 4239) is probablyaseal holderforthis,orforasimilarseal.Theseal would have been atlached to the lower end of the holder, the screw-fitting knob at the top may have held wax or pig- ment that was used in conjunction with the seal. (Note that the scales of the two illustrations are different.)
Brass badge, possibly a hatbadgefromoneofthesol- diers uniforms, with Coat of Arms ofPrince MauriceNas- sau of the House of Orange.
Chess piece
BAT4452 (SCALE1:1)
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VVooden, turned ob- ject, possibly a chess piece or
some other gaming piece.