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Hoard of silver drinking cups

These silver wine-cups may have formed part of the wealth of…
Iron adze-hammer

The adze-hammer was a boatwright's most important tool. It w…
Iron dagger and sheath

Daggers were carried by legionaries and might be used in bat…
Iron sword with bronze hilt fittings

This Roman long sword has Celtic-style decoration on the hil…
Jet pendant

Large carved pendants in jet and related black materials wer…
Large spoons (cigni) from the Thetford treasure

These sixteen cigni , spoons with short bird-head handles, f…
Long spoons (cochlearia) from the Thetford treasure

These seventeen cochlearia , spoons with long pointed handle…
Marble statuette of Bacchus

The marble statuette shows Bacchus in typical pose, rather l…
Massive bronze armlets

This is a pair of massive objects which a person would have …
Milestone

This milestone was found on a farm nearly seven miles from t…
Mosaic from a villa

It was first noted that there was a Roman villa with numerou…
Part of a wall painting from a Roman villa

This wall painting was found at Lullingstone, Kent, in the D…
Part of a wall painting from a Roman villa

This wall painting was found at Lullingstone, Kent, in the D…
Pottery ink-well

The pottery ink-well is inscribed with its owner's name, Iuc…
Pottery mortarium

Roman tastes in food favoured the use of sauces, relishes an…
Pottery oil lamp

This mould-made lamp belongs to a type known as a volute-lam…
Pottery oil-lamp

This lamp is known as a volute-lamp, so called from the form…
Pyxis

We cannot be certain of the precise function of this pyxis …
Samian ware bowl

This bowl was made in southern Gaul, in La Graufesenque, in …
Samian ware pottery

As interest in Roman archaeology in Italy grew in the eighte…
Samian ware vase

The form of this cylindrical vase is categorized as Dragendo…
Sarcophagus

When this sarcophagus was excavated, a lead coffin with the …
Sculpture of a lion overpowering a ram

This sculpture was probably from a cemetery or mausoleum out…
Section of façade from a Roman building at Meonstoke

This is a section of the façade of an aisled barn-like build…
Sherd of painted glass

Cups made from thin, colourless glass with delicately painte…
Silver arm and plaque from a small statue of Victory

The plaque was originally attached to the wrist. The inscrip…
Silver dish with niello decoration from the Mildenhall treasure

With a diameter of 55.6 cm and weight of 5,023 grammes, this…
Silver hairpin with hand

The terminal of this silver hairpin is shaped as a hand hold…
Silver ingot

Silver ingots like this were used to pay soldiers and civil …
Silver ladles from the Mildenhall treasure

Deep, round-bowled spoons like this have been found in a num…
Statue of a hunter-god, possibly Attis

Attis was the young lover of the goddess Cybele, the 'Great …
Statuette of a mother-goddess

This statuette was made in a mould from a fine white clay ca…
Stone female head

This large female head was probably a finial from a monument…
Terrets from the Polden Hill hoard

These terrets were part of a chariot, cart or wagon. Each te…
The Leadenhall Street Mosaic

This mosaic is of earlier date than most surviving mosaics f…
The Mildenhall treasure

This hoard is one of the most important collections of late-…
Tile antefix

This object was one of a row of ornate terminals set along t…
Tombstone of Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus

This is the reconstructed tombstone of Gaius Julius Alpinus …
Tombstone of Gaius Saufeius

The short epitaph on the tombstone gives us quite a lot of i…
Tombstone of Titus Valerius Pudens

This is the tombstone of Titus Valerius Pudens, a Roman sold…
Two iron pilum heads

The pilum , or javelin was carried by legionary soldiers. It…
Two steelyard weights

These weights (2361 g and 2347 g), for a statera or steelyar…
Writing-tablet with a letter of appeal

The letter was intended for the governor of the province, si…
Writing-tablet with a line from Virgil

In the commanding officer's residence ( praetorium ) at Vind…
Writing-tablet with account of money received

This tablet contains an account that may have been that of a…
Writing-tablet with an intelligence report

Translation: '... the Britons are unprotected by armour (?)…
Base-silver radiate of Carausius, with the emperors Diocletian and Maximian

If you had told an ancient Roman that Britain would go on to…
Base-silver radiate of the usurper emperor Allectus

In AD 286, Carausius, a commander in the Roman army, proclai…
Gold aureus of emperor Claudius

For the ancient Romans, Britain was on the edge of the known…
Gold stater ('Gallo-Belgic A' type)

This is a superb example of the Iron Age die-engraver's art.…
Bronze figurine of a Moorish cavalryman

'My initial response is to the contextualisation of the figu…
Altar to 'Fortune the Home-Bringer, to Aesculapius and to Salus'

This altar was dedicated to 'Fortune the Home-bringer, to Ae…
Bracelets from the Hoxne hoard

The Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxon') hoard is the richest find of …
Bridle-bit from the Polden Hill hoard

This bridle-bit is one of a matching pair used to harness tw…
Bronze armour fittings

These fittings were originally attached to segmented iron bo…
Bronze head from a statue of the Emperor Hadrian

Hadrian (reigned AD 117-138) is famous as the emperor who bu…
Bronze head of the Emperor Claudius

This head, found in 1907, formed part of a life-size bronze …
Bronze pan

Shallow pans of this kind with handles are usually known by …
Bronze statuette of Mars

This is a standard representation of the warrior god Mars, i…
Bronze statuette of Nero

Though idealized, the facial features on this statuette do r…
Cup from the Water Newton treasure

This cup is part of a hoard of silver vessels and plaques wh…
Hoxne hoard pepper pot

Alongside the approximately 15,000 coins were many other pre…
Enamelled bronze pan

This pan ( trulla ) is made of copper alloy, with Celtic-sty…
Engraved gem from the Thetford treasure

This engraved gem formed part of a remarkable hoard of late-…
Gilded silver spoons from the Hoxne hoard

The Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxon') hoard is the richest find of …
Glass beaker with chariot-racing scene

Glass vessels with scenes from the circus or the arena may h…
Gold body-chain from the Hoxne hoard

The Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxon') hoard is the richest find of …
Gold jewellery from the Hoxne hoard

The Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxon') hoard is the richest find of …

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