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The bowl was made much earlier than the cover, probably in the 3rd century AD, and is the oldest piece in the hoard.  It has an incised leafy pattern to the flange, originally inlaid with niello, whilst the inside has an incised decoration of eight radiating leaves.
  
The domed cover was made in ...

Flanged Bowl with Domed Cover

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The bowl was made much earlier than the cover, probably in the 3rd century AD, and is the oldest piece in the hoard. It has an incised leafy pattern to the flange, originally inlaid with niello, whilst the inside has an incised decoration of eight radiating leaves.

The domed cover was made in the 4th century AD, probably to fit the bowl. It has a frieze of Bacchic ornament in the form of human heads and animals. The upper part bears a leaf design. The handle is a statuette of a young triton (one of a race of minor sea gods, half man, half fish ) blowing a conch shell; this may not have been part of the original design.

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25th Sep 2007

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Art and Design, Design and Technology, English, Geography, History, PSHE

Key Stages:
Foundation, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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Mildenhall treasure

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