Hoard from Uerdingen
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The hoard find of Uerdingen describes a six-part group of historically significant finds of ancient objects that were found in a Roman grave in the mid-19th century in the Krefeld district of Uerdingen . The objects were given to the British Museum in 1868 .
discovery
The six grave goods from the 2nd and 3rd centuries were found in a stone coffin. The important find later passed into the possession of the doctor and banker George Witt (1804–1869). He donated the find along with other parts of his collection to the British Museum in London in 1868 before his death.
description
The items found in the tomb suggest that the deceased was most likely male and belonged to the wealthier class of Roman society. Fashionable and luxurious items were placed in the grave. The most significant part of the find is probably a well-preserved bronze toilet set for athletes. It consists of a bronze aryballos and two strigiles to cleanse the skin by scraping and then scraping. Oil or perfume. The strigiles are linked by a chain and have a hoop to hang them on the wall. A patinated glass bowl and a grip plate were also found, which were used to wash hands while eating. Other items were a cylindrical bronze pot with a lid and a green colored glass vessel.
Aryballos
Strigilis
Glass shell and handle shell
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