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Description: | Roman seal box. The delicate wax seals used on documents or parcels were protected from damage by being put in a small copper alloy box which was often highly decorated, like this example which has a pattern in blue enamel. Due to the expense of the boxes, and the uncertainty of getting them back, they were unlikely to have been used on everyday letters (second or third century, Arbeia Roman Fort).
Material: bronze, enamel | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.britisharchaeology.250972 | Go to resource |
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