From Blackburn Mill, near Cockburnspath, Berwickshire
Add to albumThis bronze cauldron is one of two found in a large hoard of Roman and native metalwork buried at Blackburn Mill near Cockburnspath in Berwickshire. It was an expensive and prestigious item, presumably used in feasts given by an important leader.
The cauldron was made from a single piece of beaten and spun bronze. The handles (now missing) were originally attached with three rivets. The iron rim is also missing.
Feasting was one form of conspicuous consumption, designed to show off the power, wealth and status of the giver. Some cauldrons were also buried as gifts to the gods, probably symbolic of food and feasting.
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- Online ID: 000-100-034-882-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.DW 88
- Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
- Material: Bronze
- Dimensions: 21.00" D
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- Where: Scotland, Berwickshire, Cockburnspath, Blackburn Mill
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- Description: Bronze cauldron from Blackburn Mill
- References:
- Stevenson, Robert B.K. Metal-work and some other objects in Scotland and their cultural affinities. In: Rivet, A.L.F. The Iron Age in northern Britain. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1966, p 25.
- Piggott, S. Three metalwork hoards of the Roman period. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 87 (1952-3), 1-50.
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