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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy leaf-shaped Roman seal box base. The hinged terminal end and fragments of the sides of this seal box base are missing due to old breaks. It measures 41mm in length and 26mm in width at its widest point. It has three circular holes arranged, from the hinge end, each is circa 3.5mm in diameter. The tapering terminal end has a rounded knop at its tip. The box has vertical sides set at right angles to the base, circa 5mm in height. There are two opposing U-shaped notches in the walls at the widest point of the base.
This seal box base is similar to examples from Colchester in both its leaf shape and the three perforations in the base. These parallels are more complete and have enamelled lids surviving. They are dated to the 2nd or 3rd century (Crummy 1983, 103-4, fig 106, no 2525-2531). | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 100
300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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