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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.117.6
Title
Lead Sealing
Classification
Seals
Work Type
seal
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late, to Early Byzantine
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146784

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lead
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
7.8 g, 2.42 cm (15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.117.6
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two concave shells hinged, folded over, and joined together. Inside, a small bronze coin (diam: 8mm), illegible but apparently a minimus of the type issued during the second half of the fifth century CE before the currency reform of Anastasius.

Verification Level

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