The Mildenhall Treasure: Late Roman Silver Plate from East Anglia

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With contributions by Janet Lang, Michael J. Hughes, Roger Tomlin and Jude Plouviez. Discovered in Suffolk in 1942, the Mildenhall Treasure is one of the most important collections of Late Roman silver tableware from the Roman Empire, and one of the British Museum’s most iconic finds. It features some of the finest pieces of Roman craftsmanship known from throughout the Roman Empire. This book offers new perspectives on the Treasure and its significance with the wider Roman world, and is essential reading for archaeologists, historians, and those with an interest in Roman Britain. Foreword / Hartwig Fischer iv Acknowledgements v 1. Introduction 1 Catalogue Arrangement of the Catalogue 15 2. The Bacchic Platter (cat. 1) 18 3. The Bacchic Plates (cats 2–3) 63 4. The Niello Platter (cat. 4) 81 5. The Large Flanged Bowls (cats 5–8) 100 6. The Small Flanged Bowls (cats 9–10) 147 7. The Flanged Bowl with Upstand and Cover (cats 11–12) 159 8. The Fluted Dish (cat. 13) 178 9. The Pedestalled Plates (cats 14–15) 195 10. The Deep-bowled Spoons (cats 16–20) 209 11. The Long-handled Spoons (cats 21–8) 220 12. The Graffiti and Inscriptions / Roger Tomlin 233 13. The Mildenhall Treasure: Technical Aspects of Construction and Decoration / Janet Lang and Michael J. Hughes 240 14. The Mildenhall Treasure in a Late Roman Context 250 15. The Production, Circulation and Assembly of Silver Plate and the Dating of the Mildenhall Treasure 263 16. The Assemblage in Use and Ownership 273 17. The Burial of the Mildenhall Treasure / With contributions by Jude Plouviez 288 18. Summary and Future Directions 296 Table of Comparanda 299 Bibliography 304 Illustration Credits 311 Index 313