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Flagon of silver gilt

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From Traprain Law, East Lothian

Flagon of silver gilt
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This silver gilt flagon was found at Traprain Law in East Lothian. It was part of a hoard containing over 150 silver objects, mainly tableware, buried between 410 and 425 AD. All but a few of the objects were fragmentary.

The flagon is ornamented in repoussé technique, illustrating Paradise on the top section and Biblical scenes on the lower. It has been restored from three crushed and folded pieces. The gilding has been restored, as has some of the body.

The second largest group of objects from the Traprain hoard are flasks, strainers and spoons with Christian symbols. They may be part of church plate for use in religious services, although the spoons may have belonged to a Christian household.

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