Mildenhall Treasure
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The Mildenhall Treasure is a large hoard of 34 masterpieces of Roman silver tableware from the fourth century CE, and by far the most valuable Roman objects artistically and by weight of bullion in Br
Detail of a bowl
The Great Dish, or Great Plate of Bacchus
One of a pair of silver dishes from the Mildenhall Treasure, decorated with figures of Pan, a nymph and other mythological creatures
Repoussé and chasing
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Repoussé or repoussage is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing or embossing is a similar technique
Mildenhall Treasure
…its centre), which measures 605 mm (23.82 in) in diameter and weighs 8.256 kg (18.20 lb), is the outstanding piece. The decoration, which was worked by chasing from the front, is in three concentric zones. In the centre, the head of a marine deity, probably Oceanus, the personification of the ocean, is shown…
Golden mask from Colombia, at the Museo del Oro. Possibly from the Calima culture (100–500 AD)
Golden mask of Tutankhamun's mummy
One of twenty-three silver altar vessels believed to have been found in the Syrian village of Kurin. Silver repoussé, partially gilt. The Walters Art Museum.