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Jewellery hoard

Unknown artist, 4th century

A hoard of Late Roman jet jewellery, discovered during excavations off Hall Street in Chelmsford (the Roman town of Caesaromagus). The jewellery is exquisitely carved and includes a Lion pendant, an articulated necklace and bracelet, hairpins, an armlet, and the Medusa Pendant, described as 'the finest found in Britain'. The collection illustrates the adornment of a wealthy lady of Late Roman Britain, and is likely to have been a votive deposit. Jet is a form of petrified wood and was collected at Whitby in Yorkshire.

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Title of artwork, date

Jewellery hoard, 4th century

Date supported

2007

Medium and material

Jet

Dimensions

Various dimensions

Grant

930

Total cost

3750

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