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Description: | The lower half of a cast copper alloy seal box of Roman date. The lozenge-shaped seal box measures 32mm by 21.3mm by 7.5mm and weighs 10.2g. The inside is hollowed and there is a notch on each side to accommodate a string through the wax seal which the box was designed to contain and protect. At one end there are the remains of a hinge and at the other, a decorative knop. There are three small holes in the base, two of which are filled with corrosion. Seal boxes such as this are thought to date from the 1st to 3rd century AD (Crummy 1983, p. 103). The lids of seal boxes are often enamelled, for example see BH-0A5F33, a lozengiform seal box lid from Roxton, Bedfordshire. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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