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Description: | Copper alloy with blue and red enamel traces. Seal Box lid. Cast lozenge shaped lid with an oval lug at one end with a drilled aperture of diameter c.2mm to engage a hinged fastening. A flat circular lug at the opposites end has a possibly stamped crescentic inner edge in relief and a tiny central stud on its underside, presumably fitting a matching rebate in the box. A decorative scheme comprised a sunken circular field retaining a single spot of blue enamel, and a central circular rimmed cell retaining a patch of red enamel over a white base. Suggested date: Early Roman, 100-200.Length: 28.2mm, Width: 19mm, Thickness (clear of lugs): 1.5mm, Weight: 2.64gms.
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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