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No traces of a container were discovered. However, Roymans and Heeren suggest that as the silver objects were found at the bottom of the pit and the solidi at a higher level may suggest that the hoard was placed in two bags.
The publication gives no information about the size or weight of the ingot.
A gold ring measuring with an outer diameter of 1.8cm and a weight of 6.1g. The function of this ring is unclear. Its small diameter and the absence of wear on the inner side make use as a finger ring unlikely. It has minor traces of wear on the outside. Small ring-shaped gold artefacts of different form have also been found in the hoard of Velp-Hervormde Kerk.
6 cut and bent fragments of late Roman tableware
A fragment of twisted silver wire originally from a bracelet.
A cut and bent fragment of a silver decorated plate with a beaded rim.
A cut and folded fragment of a small undecorated silver plate or bowl
The largest fragment of cut plate silver shows figurative engravings below the beaded rim; it belonged to a plate of exceptional size and artistic quality. A replica of this fragment has been made in the Restaura restoration laboratory, allowing a clear view of the original form and decoration. Directly below the beaded rim there is a gilded band and the engraved figures are gilded as well. We see a horse and a rider holding – barely visible – the end of a spear in his right hand. Near the horse’s front hoof the paw of a wild animal can be seen. This is no doubt a hunting scene, with a horse trampling a wild animal (lion?). Stylistically closely related to the Echt dish is the hunting scene from a copper alloy square plate at the Louvre museum in Paris. The exact diameter of the Echt dish could not be established, but must have been about 70cm. The original weight is estimated at 5-6kg. Measurements with XRF confirm the presence of mercury, which means that the technique of fire gilding was applied to this dish. Apart from the traces of mercury and the gilded surface, the basic plate is of almost pure silver (98%).
P.Walton (23.3.16); coin level data G. Green (October 2017); updated by C. Gazdac (July 2018). Additional information added by M. Spoerri (April 2022), courtesy of Dr. Anton Cruysheer.
