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Description: | Complete Roman copper alloy seal box, probably dating to between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. The box has a hinged lid held in place by a copper pin and two lugs that no longer opens.The lid is decorated with a central fish design that has two trailing fins either side of its body. Surrounding this around the edge of the lid is a single row of triangles. The shape of both the lid and the base of the box is rounded at the top and tapering to a point and small knop at the opposite end. There are also symmetrical knops just below the apex of the opposite curved edges of the box and lid.The back of the base of the box is pierced by three holes, two circular and one elongated towards the hinge.Length: 26.40mm, width: 13.74mm, thickness: 2.68mm, weight; 4.06g.
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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