A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 166
from the door-jamb on a pivot passed through the small hole seen at the left end.The loop or staple attached to the door was then inserted in thegroove, and the movable cover slid through it, as shown in the figure.The clay or wax was next pressed into the hole behind the lid, andsealed with a… … Pig. 190.—Cover opabove Strong - Box(Outer Side). 1:2. DOMESTIC ARTS. 155 slaves.1 Another interesting class of objects is that of the seal-boxes (No. 453). They are small bronze boxes with hinged lids, andresemble in form a pear-shaped or circular lamp. Each box has asmall slot cut out on either…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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