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Description: | Copper alloy Roman seal box lid from the 2nd-3rd centuries AD.It is lozenge shaped in plan with rounded corners. The hinge is present on the back which would have attached the lid to the box. The hinge is a circular loop cast integrally on the reverse with the remains of wire in the hole. At both ends of the lid there is a circular extension. At the hinge end it is purely decorative, at the opposite end it would have been used to tie the lid down. The front of the lid is decorated with raised circles. There is a large central one surounded by smaller circles. It is possible there was enamel in the recesses but this is all now gone. The reverse is plain and flat. This type of object is most common from the 2nd century AD and are rare from the late 3rd century AD onwards.
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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