Sealed capsule

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Roman seal capsules, Museum Lauriacum , Enns / Upper Austria

Sealed capsules are usually made of wood or metal for seals . In the Roman period in particular, seal capsules were used to protect the seals on documents such as wax tablets .

literature

  • Alex R. Furger, Maya Wartmann, Emilie Riha: The Roman seal capsules from Augusta Raurica. Augusta Raurica, August 2009, ISBN 978-3-7151-0044-9 , ( research in Augst 44).
  • Colin Andrews: Roman Seal-Boxes in Britain. Archaeopress, Oxford 2012, ISBN 978-1-4073-1041-1 .

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