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Description: | Cast copper alloy and enamel complete Roman seal box.It is complete with both the lid and the base. The pin holding the two together has been lost so they can separate. It is a circular example with the upper face of the lid decorated with enamel. This consists of a central circle of red and the outer section in blue. The circular tab also has red enamel. Underneath this tab has a small knop which which fits into the bottom section as a catch.The base has a tab with a small hollow into which the knop from the upper tab sits. The base narrows slightly towards the bottom. On the base it has three small circular hollows. The base is filled with what appears to be the original wax although it has corroded now.
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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