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Jack D.

Jack D.

Found in the Netherlands

Age 312 AD

Material: copper alloy with gold gliding

Used in battle

Believed to have been used by the great Roman emperor Constantine I

By Tess 

From Staffordshire UK

Age 76 AD

Made from lead

An ingot is used to transfer metals.

Lead in Latin is Plumbum!

By Tess 

By Tess 

By Tess

By Tess

Age 1 or 2 century AD.  

Made from silver.

It was used for putting hair back

Venus is the goddess of love.

Age from 1st or 2nd century.

Made from wood.

Used for scribbling plans down.

Procurators used this while looking after provinces.

Made of iron and lead.

It is a dart head or spear head with a lead weight attached to one end.

It could be thrown over and under arm.

It was made in the 200sAD.

It was mostly made out of wood, then covered with leather.

It was used for protection.

A Torc is from around 50BC.

Torcs were made from metal such as Bronze, Gold and Silver.

Torcs were worn on the neck as a neck ring

It was made in 1century AD

It was made from bronze

The nearest place the gladiators are likely to have fought was colchester

It was made in 15 AD

It was made from bronze covered in tin and some parts gold

It would have been owned by an officer

It was made in 1st century AD

It was made from iron

The scabbard plate is decorated with embossed motifs

It was made in 312 AD

It was made from copper alloy

used in battle

Roman Coins are made out of metals such as Gold, Brass Copper and Silver.

it was made in 3 AD

It was dedicated by caius cornelius peregrihus

material-silver and bronze and copper alloy

used as a belt buckle for the Roman army many of the buckels had engraving on them.

Made out of Iron,Bone with a gold inlay. Used for cutting meat

This Knife has kept its shape very well.

They were made from Bronze, Copper, Alloy and Gold plated.

They were used as a weapon.

It dates from the 3rd to late 4th century AD.

It is for fighting and protection.

late 4th, early 5th century AD.

It protected the Roman's head in battle. It was strong and stable.

The plaque was originally attached to the wrist with the inscription "To Victory to the Victorious Sixth legion. The statue probably came from the shrine of the Roman army's legion victrix based at York from the early 2nd-4th century AD.

This is an ancient piece of artwork and is made from Bronze/Copper alloy.

The pieces make up a picture which shows military and religious scenes from Roman times. The ronze has been engraved with figures and animals.

The biggest figure on the piece is believed to be Mithras.

The dart head  or spear heads were made from Iron with a lead weight attached to the anterior end.

There was some variation in the style and sizes of the throwing darts, as shown below:

The Stylus was made from Iron and Silver and used to write on a wax tablet.

The gaming dice was used from the 1st to the 5th century AD.

It has impressed dots to indicate a number. Most dice have the sides numbered one to six, however this interestingly has the number four twice and no number six on it, which may suggest that the Romans played a game that required the number four twice.

The buckle is made from Bronze/Copper alloy.

This was part of the standard armor for the Roman legionary during Rome's prime.

This buckle has an elaborate floral design for the back half and the two holes are still present where the buckle would have been attached to the armor.

Discovered in the Koblenx hord

Late 4th, early 5th Century AD

It was made from solid silver

It was used to attach the neck guard and cheek pieces

It dates from the late 4th - early 5th Century AD.

It was made from solid silver.

It was used to attach the neck guard and cheek pieces.

The gold chain had nine jewels set into it, a central amethyst four garnets and four empty holes which probably had pearls in them. The body chain was worn over the shoulders and round the chest, this one could only be worn by a slim or young lady.

It dates from the 1st - 5th Century AD.

Each piece has two holes at the top and to either side.  When all the pieces were strung together it formed an item of armour of different shapes.  This was expensive to make and maintain and was therefore normally only worn by the wealthier cavarlymen.  

It dates from 1st to early 2nd century AD.

This was the standard armour for the Roman Legionary during Roman's prime th needed a string to lace up the front segments. Each piece was 2.7cm long by 1.4cm wide.  

It dates from the 1st - 3rd Century AD.

This ring is quite small with two crescent shaped pieces side by side on the bezel with a groove in the middle which tapers into a split band.  Each of the shaped crescent has been inscribed with I X V on one crescent with I P V on the other.  It is not known the meaning of these but it is thought that IP may be an abbreviation of emperor.

It dates 2nd to 3rd century AD.

The lamp was made by putting two molded pieces together and leaving to harden.

The two holes allowed oil to be put in a wick to be placed inside.

It could have been used to light the interior of a house or carried by hand. 

Age : 3rd -4th Century AD Roman Empire

Description:Large bronze military pan. The handle has distinct Roman curves, rim of the bow is thick and is even all around.

Age : Roman Empire 4th to 5th AD

Description: Used to secure imperial shipments which may have included gifts or bribes to other foreign powers or for supplies to the troops. Finding one with part of an inscription on it is quite rare and unusual.

Age : Roman Empire 1st - 5th Century

Description: Interesting piece of ancient culture and history. A small lead gaming dice with impressed dots indicating the numbers. Each side has a different number however there are least two sides that have "four". This indicates that it was perhaps used from a game that required to fours, as there clearly is not "six".