Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-4th century CE
Bone Seal Lock
1st-4th century
Description
This seal lock is made up of two rectangular pieces of bone, a rectangular base, and a rectangular lid that could be moved, all joined with a copper stud. There is some green discoloration.
Dimensions
2.74 x 1.86 cm (1 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Provenance
The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
Related Artworks
View MoreTools and Equipment
Implement
Unknown Artist, 1st-4th century CE
Bone
1st-4th century CERomanTools and Equipment
Weight
Unknown Artist, 200 BCE-1200 CE
Bronze
1st-2nd millennium CERomanTools and Equipment
Ibex Handle for a Whetstone
Unknown Artist, 10th-8th century BCE
Bronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianTools and Equipment
Teaspoon
Edmund Hughes, 19th century
Silver
19th centuryAmericanTools and Equipment
Cyathiscomele Handle
Unknown Artist, 1st-4th century CE
Copper alloy
1st-4th century CERomanTools and Equipment
Fish Slice
Herbert, Samuel, and Co., 1768-1769
Silver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishTools and Equipment
Ladle
Myer Myers, c. 1750
Walnut or mahogany handle
18th centuryAmericanTools and Equipment
Weight
Unknown Artist, 200 BCE-1200 CE
Bronze
1st-2nd millennium CERomanTools and Equipment
Caddy Spoon
Thomas Northcote, 1790-1791
Silver
18th centuryBritishTools and Equipment
Spoon
Unknown Artist, 2nd-5th century CE
Mixed copper alloy
2nd-5th century CERomanTools and Equipment
Spindle
Unknown Artist, 1-400 CE
Bone
1st-4th century CERoman?Tools and Equipment
Spindle Whorl
Unknown Artist
Stone
Greek