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Plate I

The Hoxne 'Empress' pepper pot
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The Hoxne 'Empress' pepper pot

Maker unknown

Anthropomorphic silver pepper pot from the Hoxne hoard, shaped as a richly dressed late-Roman woman.

Date
AD 300–400
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
1994,0408.33

Record

Medium
silver; gilding
Dimensions
103 mm high; 107.9 g
Origin
United Kingdom
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Discovered at
HoxneA
Culture of origin
Ancient RomeA

Provenance and history

  1. AD 300–400

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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