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Description: | Vessel
Roman (Probably)
112mm long, 65mm wide, 33mm tall, 1.5mm thick
The rim of the vessel is shaped to form a square in plan, with each side being approximately 112mm long. Expanded beaded edge on the topside of the rim. The bowl of the vessel is round in plan and has a diameter of 83mm, the bouge is curved (34mm deep), steep sided at an angle of about 60 degrees. The bottom of the bowl is flat.
The vessel originally stood on a flanged cylindrical base that widens towards the bottom (32mm diameter at the top, 48mm diameter at the base, 23mm tall). The base is formed form a sheet of lead alloy which has been folded around and soldered onto the bottom of the bowl.
The Vessel has a light grey patina. The object has been broken up into several pieces
A similar example, but one which is made from silver, is the Milahams Dish found near East Dereham, Norfolk (240, 1993, Salway). This example dates to the forth century and is very distinctive with its square beaded rim. However, as would be expected with such a high status example such as the Milahams Dish, much more care and attention has been paid in its presentation. The rim of the Milahams Dish has running theme carved into its surface and there is further carving in the centre of the base, where as this example is much more simple with no decoration on the vessel, with the exception of the beaded border. Nevertheless, this should not detract from the status of this vessel, this is still a fine table ware to decorate the table of a wealthy middle or even upper class individual. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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