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From Traprain Law, East Lothian

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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. This picture shows a detail of one of the figural scenes.

The flagon has been restored from three crushed and folded pieces. It is ornamented in repoussé technique, illustrating Paradise on the top section and Biblical scenes on the lower. Here the Adoration of the Magi is depicted.

Although some Roman soldiers may have been Christian, there is no evidence Christianity influenced the native population. Christian objects, however, are sometimes found, though in the case of the Traprain Law items, they were valued only as scrap metal.

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