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Roman copper alloy seal box
Lozenge-shaped seal box, with three holes in the base to facilitate the adhesion of the wax. There is a small lug on the lobe of the lid, which corresponds to a hole in the lobe of the lower portion. The outer surface of the lid has enamel decoration - green in the centre, and dark red with yellow spots on the border.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.79H/5.181 (stolen)
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1978-1979
Notes: from the site of the frigidarium at the baths
Acquisition
Donation, 6/8/1981
Measurements
length / mm:34.0
width / mm:26.0
Material
copper alloy
enamel
Location
stolen
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