Willmott, H., Thompson, L., Lundy, J. et al. (1 more author) (Accepted: 2024) From Roman table to Anglo-Saxon grave: an archaeological biography of the Scremby cup. European Journal of Archaeology. ISSN 1461-9571 (In Press)
Abstract
The presence of Roman material in early Anglo-Saxon graves in England is well documented, and recent excavations at Scremby in Lincolnshire have revealed a complete copper-alloy enamelled drinking cup in a sixth-century AD female burial. Not only is such a Roman vessel a very rare find, but also its inclusion in an early medieval grave makes it a unique example of the reuse of an antique object in a funerary context. This article presents a typological and metallurgical analysis of the cup and selected comparative examples from England and France are discussed. The context of deposition and the role the cup played as a burial container for animal fat are examined, as are the mechanisms that lay behind the cup's continued life several centuries after its manufacture.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper accepted for publication in European Journal of Archaeology. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | ||||
Keywords: | Roman; Anglo-Saxon; enamel; bronze; lipids; biography | ||||
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Archaeology (Sheffield) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield | ||||
Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2024 10:57 | ||||
Last Modified: | 12 Mar 2024 15:37 | ||||
Status: | In Press | ||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
Refereed: | Yes |