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Description: | A worn cast copper-alloy lid from a Roman seal box. The object is circular with a protruding suspension loop which has now broken. The lid has a lip to its lower surface so that it would rest snugly on the missing lower box. The upper surface is decorated with a moulded border featuring incised lines. Within the field, slightly off-centre, is a bird, probably an eagle, separately cast and rivetted in place. The rivet can be seen on the underside of the lid within a slightly raised circle. The bird is moulded with wings, body and head of different heights. The feathers are evoked by incised curves. Similar examples can be found on this database: GLO-B305D6, WMID550. These show that this design was a relatively popular one, rendered with varying levels of proficiency, perhaps with different consumers in mind. However, the construction of this seal box lid, with a separately rivetted (zoomorphic) motif, is relatively uncommon for the object type.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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