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I believe it was the bronze bowl from the Birdlip Grave Group...bronze being an alloy of copper and tin.

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@GlosTelecare @MuseumOfGlos Yes...Lampreys are rather ugly looking eel like fish with huge sucker type mouths with rasping teeth. Eels are quite different. Nigel

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@MuseumOfGlos @GlosTelecare I believe the Lampreys is named after the abundance of Lampreys once found in the River Severn and sometimes used to make the local delicacy of Lamprey pie. Legend has it that Henry 1 died from eating a surfeit of Lamprey pie but this as far as I am aware is not proven. Nigel.

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How about this for an interesting snapshot of Roman life? This Roman roof tile was walked over by a cat before being fired in the kiln and the pawprint has been preserved for almost 2000 years! Talk about making your mark on history😃Nigel Taylor-Jones / Museum of Gloucester

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Haven't had a #TegulaeTuesday for a while. Coming back in style, this #Roman tile from #Gloucester has an adult hobnail sole print in it.. Similar (but different pattern) to the example beside it. #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #VirtualMuseum #Romans #MuseumFromHome #Archaeology

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@FarmGirlLily @Roman_Britain @MuseumOfGlos Hi Cindy Lou
The answer to your question is most likely...both. Originally a trinket or ornament the object is so tactile that it must surely have been played with by family members particularly children. Nigel Taylor-Jones

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Hi Cindy Lou
The answer to your question is most likely...both. It is displayed in the section of the Museum described as 'family life in Roman times'. Originally a trinket or ornament the object is so tactile it must surely have been played with by children. Nigel Taylor-Jones.

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@Roman_Britain @MuseumOfGlos Would this have been decorative or a maybe a toy?

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@MuseumOfGlos Watch out for new Medieval Tours in 2018 from a wandering mercenary...Sir Miles DeLaney.