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Piece of a silver flask

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From Traprain Law, East Lothian

Postcard of Piece of a silver flask.
000-100-039-667-C
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Piece of a silver flask

This piece of a silver flask 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 piece is ornamented with a classical scene executed in repoussé technique. The male figure is interpreted as the god Pan, his pipes at this feet, pursuing a figure. To his right is a figure interpreted as a hermaphrodite.

Themes from classical Greek and Latin mythology and literature were often portrayed on late Roman metalwork.


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Online ID: 000-100-039-667-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.GVA 7
Date: Deposited between 410 and 425 AD
Material: Silver; half body; with figure of Pan
Dimensions: Weight 6.10 oz
What: Flask / portion
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Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Traprain Law
Event:
Description: Half of the body of a silver flask decorated with a figure of Pan, from Traprain Law
References:
  • Curle, Alexander O. The treasure of Traprain. A Scottish hoard of Roman silver plate. Glasgow: Maclehose, Jackson and Co., 1923, pp. 25-6. 
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