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Description: | A damaged and corroded copper-alloy seal-box lid of Roman date. Several similar examples are recorded on the PAS database - see, for example, SF-EBA7D1 and NARC-7FB992. Crummy suggests that enamelled lids probably date from the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD (1983, p. 103).
The lid would orginally have been lozenge-shaped in plan, but it is missing its bottom point. At the centre of the upper surface is a recessed circle with a dividing cross, each of the four cells being filled with red enamel. Around the perimeter of the lid is a series of pointed oval and triangular cells, filled alternately with red and blue enamel. Extending outwards from each of the two side corners is a rounded knob. At the top, set at a right-angle to the lid, is a perforated lug, which would have acted as part of the hinge mechanism. The underside of the lid has an outer rim.
The piece measures 30.6mm long, 28.6mm wide and 4.6mm thick. The weight is 4.2g. | Subjects: | Lid | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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