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Early Christian Seal Box
Roman Christian Seal Box, 2nd-3rd Century AD. Bronze, 5.33g, about 20mm maximum diameter and about 5mm thick.  The figure has a halo (nimbate) and her(?) hands are raised in praise (orans pose). There are three attachment holes on the reverse. Found near the Balkans. A rare example of early Christian iconography and possibly unique for seal boxes.  

The seal box was an extra-secure way of ensuring that the contents of a package were not compromised when sending important goods or information from one place to another.

Early Christian Seal Box

Roman Christian Seal Box, 2nd-3rd Century AD. Bronze, 5.33g, about 20mm maximum diameter and about 5mm thick. The figure has a halo (nimbate) and her(?) hands are raised in praise (orans pose). There are three attachment holes on the reverse. Found near the Balkans. A rare example of early Christian iconography and possibly unique for seal boxes.

The seal box was an extra-secure way of ensuring that the contents of a package were not compromised when sending important goods or information from one place to another.

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Filename:SealBox.JPG
Album name:Molinari / Antiquities
Filesize:152 KiB
Date added:Aug 15, 2014
Dimensions:1603 x 872 pixels
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Mat   [Aug 15, 2014 at 10:06 PM]
Wow, very cool!
quadrans   [Aug 16, 2014 at 04:35 AM]
Nice pice...
Jay GT4   [Feb 13, 2015 at 01:05 PM]
Very cool!

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