Record ID: LEIC-ABD21B
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 21mm in diameter, 2mm thick, with a weight of 2.44g. The object is sub-circular in form and rectangular in cross section and is the incomplete lid from a seal box. It has an incomplete circular hinge fitting, 4mm in diameter, projecting from its edge and part of its underside. Its upper surface has an outer raised lip, 1mm wide, which is repeated about 4mm inside. This forms the border for a series of now very worn circular motifs, which have a worn yellow substance filling the field. They may have once been slightly raised and sitting in a field…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-5398FC
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 30mm in length, 19mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 2.39g. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a narrow plain raised border which has three slight rounded projections at the corners aligned on cardinal points. The fourth (top as photographed) has an incomplete fixing with two sub-circular recesses. The top contains raised decoration in the form of a repeat, mirror image of an openwork sub triangular 'heart/spade' motif with two crescents aligned side by side, their joining points filling the triangular…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 22nd July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-79E063
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box, Thickness: 4 mm, diameter: 20 mm, weight: 5.30 grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is formed of two parts hinged together. The upper part is flat and has a decorated surface consisting of a raised border which is filled with two concentric raised circles. Between the border and the outer circle is a series of 8 smaller raised circles containing bright red enamel. The surrounding field has patches of a blue enamel. Inside the outer circle is a small central circle, the same size as the 8 small ones, now empty and th…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-23AA2B
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 34mm in length, 24mm wide and 2mm thick with a weight of 4.31grams. The object is a complete component of a two part box. It is recangular in cross section with a trapezoidal 'diamond ' shaped form. It has a raised border with a knop present at its upper edge and to one side (the opposite (right as shown) side and the lower is damaged) Inside this is a 'shoe' shaped raised border flanked by a pointed oval raised cell either side, running into the pointed side edge. The upper left (as shown) quadrant has traces of blue enamel in place. The reverse house…
Created on: Tuesday 27th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FA0661
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 22mm long, 19mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 2.27grams. The object consists of the lid of a seal box. It is circular in form and rectangular in section and has damaged edges. It has a small projection at the top which are the remains of the hinge. It is decorated with a raised thick border which contains a relief image on an animal, possibly a hare? The underside is plain except for a small circular recess in the centre and traces of a lip around the edge.
Created on: Monday 5th August 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'melton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-D6C7C0
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 30mm long, 20mm wide and 1mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 2.55grams. The object is sub oval in form having a main circular section with a triangular protrusion at one side, which terminates with a flat circular knop. The circular section has a raised outer border with slightly notched edges. Inside this is a further raised circle, c.8mm in diameter, place in the centre and surrounding a small central circular hole. The triangular section also has a raised notched border and has possible traces of red enamel along one inside edge. T…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-9BE0E7
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 33mm long, 24mm wide and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 8.49grams. The object is rectangular in form and has incomplete raised sides, c.7mm deep. It has a semi-circular lug transversely placed in the centre of one outer edge. The surface of the box is decorated with an abstract pattern formed of a loose diagonally placed S shape which has sub triangular cells at each end. These are joined to a further triangle by a circle and spiral line motif emerging from one corner. This triangle is formed of a raised surface with a sub tr…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-408B13
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy and enamel seal box lid, 35mm long, 19mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 4.09grams. The object consists of a lozenged (rhombus) shaped plate, which has a small circular terminal at one corner. The upper surface of this has two small circular protrusions and the reverse contains traces of the hinge. The surface contains a central circular depression which contains a smaller circular enamel cell. This motif is surrounded by eight small raised circles, which are now empty but may have contained enamel. The rest of the …
Created on: Friday 8th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-AD2C37
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box lid, 22mm long, 22mm wide and 3mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 2.68 grams. The box is incomplete, with perhaps half remaining. It appears to be pear shaped and the fragment consists of a circular edge with enamel cells in its surface. There is a centrally placed circle and dot which has traces of white enamel fill. Flanking this are two curving cells, almost crescent shaped, which are filled with red enamel. The surrounding area seems to have been filled with blue enamel but between the centre and its catch there is …
Created on: Friday 31st October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-510D67
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy seal box, 35mm long and 17.5mm wide and 9mm deep. The object has a slightly corroded green/brown patina and weighs 10.80 grams. The box has a lentoid shape and the lid is fixed in place by a protruding hinge at one end. The other end has a loop on the upper half which fits between two loops on the lower half, one is now missing. Each half of the box is the same depth and has an overall thicknes of just over 1mm. The base has three holes punched into it and there is a notch at each side to accomodate the seal cord. The box lid is decorated with a central flower like m…
Created on: Tuesday 19th October 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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