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Description: | Part of a hinged, copper alloy, Roman seal box lid, dating from 200-410AD. It is an elongated trea drop or leaf shape and has an inner design like a heart enclosing a roundel. In the outer field of the design, between the upper edge of the heart and the outer rim of the box is a raised copper alloy dot. There are similar raised dots in the centre of the roundel and one in the bottom of the heart. Traces of enamel remain: that in the roundel is red; that in the heart, green; and that in the outer field, blue. The lower part of the leaf shape and part of the hinge have broken away and are missing. At the rounded end is a narrow projecting which is a broken loop at right angles to the lid. This would have articulted with the base of the seal box. It is 36.2mm long, 31.2mm wide and 12mm thick. It weighs 6.7gm. A close parallel with a similar design is SWYOR-4F51F7. Compare also LIN-E12F25 and NMS-6BE124.
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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