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Snettisham jeweller's hoard

The Snettisham jeweller's hoard

  • The Snettisham jeweller's hoard (gems)

    The Snettisham jeweller's hoard (gems)

  • XRF of snake ring

    XRF of snake ring

 

Height: 17.500 cm (pot)
Capacity: 1.600 litres (pot)

P&EE 1984 4-1 1-356

Room 49: Roman Britain

Roman Treasures

Snettisham jeweller's hoard

Buried around AD 155
From Snettisham, Norfolk


Amazingly these metal objects all fitted inside the pot in the picture. This collection once belonged to a jeweller and consists of items that he needed for his trade. Have a look for the silver coins and ingots which are waiting to be melted down and made into jewellery. There is also scrap metal to be reused. Can you see the gemstones ready to be set into rings, and the rings waiting for the gemstones?  

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