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AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
This everyday object was found by a metal detectorist at the site of a Roman town.
AD 350 - 425
Eaton
The spoon has two bird-like creatures where the handle joins the spoon and the bowl is inscribed on its upper surface, down its centre with the name TEGERNEMA […]. This name has Celtic elements which mean 'king' or 'lord'. Dr Roger Tomlin of Oxford University has examined the spoon and believes that since the lettering is a little irregular and would have been upside-down when the spoon was being used, it was probably inscribed by the owner himself, holding the spoon in his left hand, rather than professionally in a workshop.
Kindly donated by Stephen Colman.
Find out more about this object on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
This everyday object was found by a metal detectorist at the site of a Roman town.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
Copper alloy handle from a box or piece of furniture.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
Copper alloy handle from a box or piece of furniture.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
Copper alloy handle from a box or piece of furniture.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
Dice games were very popular during the Roman period and often involved gambling. It became a social problem so the government attempted to restrict it.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
Dice games were very popular during the Roman period and often involved gambling. It became a social problem so the government attempted to restrict it.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
These weights would have been used with a steelyard – a beam balance with arms of unequal length that incorporates a counterweight which slides along the longer arm to counterbalance the load and indicate its weight. Weights are most commonly bi-conical like these examples during the Roman period.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
Glass vessels were popular during the Roman period and were often this blue/green colour.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
This is the classic shape of a Roman knife with a straight back and curved blade.
AD 43 - 409
Goadby Marwood
AD 43 - 409
Wymondham
Wealthier households had mosaic floors. However, the very richest villas had mosaic floors made from much smaller tesserae than the ones here. These examples come from the Roman villa at Wymondham. Orange tesserae are made from tile, white, grey and yellow from different types of stone.
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