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Silver and society in late antiquity: functions and meanings of silver plate in the fourth to seventh centuries

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The spectacular hoards of late antique silver - Mildenhall, Thetford, Sevso - discovered since the middle of the last century have aroused much interest in this luxury art form.

But what did these pieces mean to their owners, and why was silverware so important in late antiquity?

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