NHER 37475 (Find Spot record) - Roman seal box lid
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Summary
A Roman seal box lid with traces of decayed enamel found during metal detecting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Field contains NHER 37425.
July 2002. Metal detecting.
Roman copper alloy gilt seal box lid, very corroded, pointed oval, pierced lug for hinge opposite broken location lug, whitish-green oval of decayed enamel within broad gilded border, 21 x 34mm. Compare with examples in (S1). ?2-3rd century AD.
Identified by S.J. Ashley (NLA), 28 August 2002.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 September 2002.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF5607 Article in Serial: Crummy, N.. 1983. The Roman Small Finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9.. Colchester Archaeology. No 4618. Nos 103-104.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 3 2017 3:23PM