The Snettisham Roman jeweller's hoard (Scholarly)

Description: The Snettisham Roman jeweller's hoard (Scholarly) [Hardcover] Johns, Catherine Product Overview The Roman treasure found in 1985 at Snettisham, Norfolk, consists of a collection of silver jewellery, coins, engraved gemstones and scrap silver carefully packed into a small pottery jar and hidden for safe-keeping in the middle of the second century AD. It was evidently part of the stock of a local jeweller's workshop, and as such is so far unique in the Roman world. This catalogue, illustrated throughout, brings together a team of expert contributors from the British Museum and elsewhere to produce an authoritative account of the treasure. The hoard as a whole has proved exceptionally informative, demonstrating the close association between silver- and gold- smiths and gem-engravers and confirming that silver coins were hoarded and used to make jewellery. Although of a modest quality when compared with the many gold ornaments which survive from the period, the range of types found within a single workshop at one point in time provides a new and sounder basis for the close dating of other finds of provincial Roman jewellery. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ British Museum Press (January 1, 1997) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 128 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0714123102 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 03 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #9,534,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Stock Photos Please Note: All of our book listings use stock photos unless otherwise stated. Please read our descriptions for accurate conditions and editions, don't use the photos! Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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