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Piece of a silver platter

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From Traprain Law, East Lothian

Piece of a silver platter
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This is a detail of a piece of a silver platter found at Traprain Law in East Lothian. It was part of a hoard containing over 150 silver objects buried between 410 and 425 AD. The platter may have been made in Alexandria.

This detail shows part of the outside of the platter, which is ornamented in repoussé technique. This part of the platter has a hunting scene, with a women's head to the left.

All the silver in the large Traprain Law hoard was treated as scrap, with virtually all of it cut up and bent over. It probably represents payment to ensure the loyalty of a friendly chief, but other theories include payment for warriors or loot.

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