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Description: | Roman (2nd - 3rd century AD) cast copper alloy seal box. It is circular in plan, with a hinge and incomplete loop at one end and a circular knop at the opposing end. The lid is decorated with a raised central circle, surrounded by a ring of seven raised circles. The lid has a downturned rim, making it 2.95mm deep. The base is perforated, with three circular holes surviving, and a break joins the fourth and fifth hole. The base has an upturned rim, making it 3.82mm deep. There is a small notch on two sides of the rim, where the chord would have been passed though. The seal box has a mid-green patina, and the surface is slightly abraded. It is 26.00mm long, 18.08mm in diameter and weighs 4.44 grams.
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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