The Winterton Cup

[GhostOfClayton]

Have a look at this recent find:

 

www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk/news/2-000-year-old-Roman-artefact-goes/article-1949014-detail/article.html

 

A soldier's souvenir from Hadrian's Wall?

 

 

 

A friend spoke to the lady at Scunthorpe Museum. The rationale to identify it as a soldier's souvenir is its similarity in size, shape and form to the Rudge Cup and Staffordshire Patera

 

 

(and presumably the Amien Patera, though I've never seen a picture of that - anyone?) NB Thanks to Melvadius (see below) for the picture of the Amien Patera.

 

also that the pattern of inlaid squares was representative of a wall (in fairness, something similar is used on the Rudge Cup.)

 

Seems fairly scant evidence for such a big claim. Doesn't it?

Edited August 9, 2010 by GhostOfClayton

[Melvadius]

I can understand both the attraction and concerns connected with adding the Winterton Cup to the list of 'known' Hadrian's Wall souvenirs.

 

As far as images of the Amien Patera is concerned you will find what seems to be the only freely available image on the net at 'La section gallo-romaine du Mus

[GhostOfClayton]

Thanks for the picture of the Amien Patera, Melvadius. I've now added it to the original post as a reference.

 

I will re-visit the museum when it returns from being 'scrubbed up' and report back to this forum.