Empress pepper pot
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The Hoxne hoard pepper pot, commonly known as the Empress pepper pot, although it now seems not to represent an empress, is a silver piperatorium, partially gilded, dating from around 400 AD. It was f
The "Empress" Pepper Pot from the Hoxne Hoard on display in the British Museum
The back view of the pepper pot
Chaourse Treasure
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The Chaourse Treasure is a hoard of Roman silver found in Chaourse, a village near Montcornet, Aisne, in northern France in 1883. Dated c. 270 AD, the treasure is one of the most complete table servic
Empress pepper pot
…Roman piperatoria are all dated after 250 AD; they have been found at a number of locations: at Place Camille-Jouffres in Vienne, France; among the Chaourse Treasure in the Aisne département, France; at Nicolaevo in Bulgaria; and one of uncertain provenance, thought to be from Sidon. The pepper pot resembles a design…
Chaourse Treasure as displayed in the British Museum
Silver plate with the figure of Mercury in the central roundel
Platter with a six leafed star pattern in the centre
Two silver bowls with ornamented engraving