Crucible fragments
These ugly pieces of pottery were used to process gold and silver. They are some of the earliest evidence for the silver industry in Exeter.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 51/2005/1/5
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Exeter archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit
- Material
- pottery
- Common Name
- crucible fragments
- Simple Name
- crucible
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)