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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:2014.27.240.W Institution name Colchester Collections Object name earring, fenwick hoard Title The Fenwick Treasure Description This pair of Roman gold earrings decorated with pearls (crotalia) are part of the Fenwick Treasure, discovered in 2014 under the Fenwick store in Colchester High Street. The treasure, also known as the Insula 19 Hoard, is one of the finest groups of jewellery from early Roman Britain. It was buried when Queen Boudica attacked the city in AD 60/1 but was never recovered by its owners. The gold jewellery in the hoard is similar to some of those discovered in Pompeii, which were buried by the eruption of Vesuvius almost 20 years later. The earrings have a wire S-hook attached to a plain crossbar. Only two pearls survive. Production date 0060 - 0061 Production period Roman Material gold, pearl Dimensions pendant length: 15.00 mm hooks length: 15.00 mm weight: 2.11 g Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:2014.27.240.W
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

earring, fenwick hoard
Title

The Fenwick Treasure
Description

This pair of Roman gold earrings decorated with pearls (crotalia) are part of the Fenwick Treasure, discovered in 2014 under the Fenwick store in Colchester High Street. The treasure, also known as the Insula 19 Hoard, is one of the finest groups of jewellery from early Roman Britain. It was buried when Queen Boudica attacked the city in AD 60/1 but was never recovered by its owners. The gold jewellery in the hoard is similar to some of those discovered in Pompeii, which were buried by the eruption of Vesuvius almost 20 years later. The earrings have a wire S-hook attached to a plain crossbar. Only two pearls survive.
Production date

0060 - 0061
Production period

Roman
Material

gold, pearl
Dimensions

Details