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SEAL BOX
Unique ID: NMS-B7DE49
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete and distorted base of a Roman copper alloy leaf-shaped seal box, the narrow end missing. There are three round apertures and an opposed pair of notches in the sides. The single lug of the lid is retained within the double hinge lug by an iron spindle. Andrews' (2012) Shape P3. Extant length 38mm. Width 20.8mm. 2nd - 3rd century.
Class: Andrews Type P3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 38 mm
Width: 20.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 6th February 2014 - Monday 9th June 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 59850
Other reference: SB062014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Brinton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TG0237
Four figure Latitude: 52.89248564
Four figure longitude: 1.00135289
1:25K map: TG0237
1:10K map: TG03NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews, C. | 2012 | Roman Seal-Boxes in Britain | Oxford | Archaeopress |
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