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SEAL BOX

Unique ID: NMS-5DF6D5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Incomplete Roman copper alloy circular seal box lid, part of the outside edge missing. A damaged separate copper alloy animal is secured by an integral rivet on its reverse to the centre of the lid, within a concentric rib with transverse grooves forming beading, damaged outside edge with stump of broken rectangular stump of loop at upper edge. Andrews' (2012) shape C2 with design D6. Extant length 21mm. Diameter 20mm. 2nd - 3rd century.

Class: Andrews Type C2D6

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: 21 mm
Diameter: 20 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 8th April 2013 - Monday 13th May 2013

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Other reference numbers

SMR reference number: 16178
Other reference: KLMD052013

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Weasenham St. Peter (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF8324
Four figure Latitude: 52.782551
Four figure longitude: 0.71199
1:25K map: TF8324
1:10K map: TF82SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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