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SEAL BOX
Unique ID: YORYM-AE6088
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy seal box lid of Roman date. The lid would once have been circular in plan however nearly half of the rim no longer remains. From one point on the lid a broken circular suspension loop projects. The remaining rim is lipped in order to allow it to fit onto the lower box which no longer remains. The upper surface of the lid is decorated with a plain moulded border the inner edge of which is decorated with a narrow rope design. Within the resulting central field a separately cast rabbit figure has been riveted in place. The rabbit has no further detail than the outline.
The reverse of the lid is undecorated and the rivet holding the rabbit figure in place can be seen in the centre.
The lid is 22.1mm long, 19.4mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 1.7g. The metal is a dark greenish-brown colour and survives in good condition.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.1 mm
Width: 19.4 mm
Thickness: 3.2 mm
Weight: 1.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st March 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hayton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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