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Length: 84.000 cm (extended)
Length: 84.000 cm (extended)
Length: 84.000 cm (extended)
P&EE 1994 4-8 1
Room 49: Roman Britain
Jewellery
Gold body-chain from the Hoxne hoard
This beautiful body-chain was buried by someone to keep it safe, along with other jewellery and gold, but the person who hid it never came back for it - we don't know why. The chain is very small, so was probably worn by a girl or slender woman. Whoever she was, she must have been rich - it is made of solid gold and gemstones.
A
few final
facts...
The body
chain as an ornament has a long history. Images of it can be seen
in both Hellenistic and Roman art, but actual examples like this
one are extremely rare.
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