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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman seal box. Only the reverse half of the box survives, the lid is missing. This is lozenge shaped with a raised lip, 3mm wide, around the inner edge. There are four small circular holes through the centre, one at each corner. A double lug extends from one end with a small pin held between it at the end, from which the lid would have hinged originally. There is a small knop protruding from the centre of each longer edge. It survives in fair condition, but the surface of the metal is fairly pitted and corroded. Seal boxes were used to protect the lump of wax which held together the bindings of a packet or writing tablet. The holes seen on this example would have allowed string to pass through, securing the box in place. Crummy (1983, 103) suggests that they were probably used in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, going out of use at the end of the 3rd century. Length: 31.61mm, width: 21.83mm, thickness: 3.20mm, weight: 3.89g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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