Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Nov 24, 2009
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x-ray ,
Tytherton Lucus ,
trailed decoration ,
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soil ,
Sebastian Foxley ,
pottery ,
Objects conservator ,
mystery object ,
late 14th or early 15th century ,
iron slag ,
iron ,
identity ,
ideas ,
hollow inside ,
ditch ,
corrosion ,
copper ,
conservation ,
cleaning ,
circular ,
Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre
Objects conservator Sebastian Foxley has recently been working on a mystery object from Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre.
Object before cleaning
The object was received completely obscured by corrosion and soil but an x-ray revealed that it is circular and has a trailed decoration on the top surface. It is hollow inside and initial cleaning also showed that the object is made from iron and copper. Please 'read more' to see the object at the end of the cleaning process.....
Posted by: Blog Administrator
on Aug 14, 2009
Tagged in:
Wiltshire ,
weights ,
weapons and armour ,
visitors ,
villa ,
tales ,
soldier ,
school holidays ,
Roman period ,
Roman Family Fun ,
quizzes ,
pottery ,
mosaics ,
life ,
identifying finds ,
household slave ,
handle ,
finds ,
Festival of British Archaeology ,
excavations ,
event ,
Ermine Street Guard ,
enjoyed ,
dressing up ,
Comments ,
coins ,
cleaning activity ,
children ,
100 people
Our Roman family event was enjoyed by nearly 100 people at the beginning of the school holidays. Running as part of the Festival of British Archaeology visitors enjoyed the opportunity to find out more about the Roman period in Wiltshire. A soldier from the Ermine Street Guard told us all about life in the Roman army and impressed visitors with his weapons and armour. A household slave told tales of life in a villa working for wealthy owners. Local archaeologists brought along a range of roman finds from recent excavations for people to see and handle. The finds officer was kept busy identifying finds brought in by visitors and those cleaned by enthusiastic children in the finds washing activity.
Finds Washing
Read on to discover our visitors' comments:
