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SEAL BOX
Unique ID: NLM-EBA499
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy seal box lid. Cast teardrop shaped plate with an elongated heart-shaped figure in low relief, with a central circle and a small diamond above similarly rendered. Traces of mid blue enamel occupy a field between the heart-shaped figure and the edge, while a spot of red enamel remains within the heart. One corner of the object is lost, probably along with a hinge. Suggested date: Roman, 100-300.
Length: 25.3mm, Width: 19.4mm, Thickness: 1.8mm, Weight: 2.66gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 25.3 mm
Width: 19.4 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 2.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 30th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM28088
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Crowle
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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