The Hoxne Roman Treasure - South Cerney Fragments
Unknown Artist
- Art Funded
- 1994
- Art Fund grant
- £173,475 (Total: £1,750,000)
- Vendor
- Eric Lawes
Collection includes 14,780 coins, 29 pieces of gold jewellery (including a Juliana bracelet and a body-chain), plus many items of silver including spoons, toilet implements, an animal handle and statuettes.
This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.
Provenance
Discovered by Mr Eric Lawson at Hoxne, Suffolk.
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