大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「This little pepper pot was part of the Hoxne Hoard, which was found in Suffolk, eastern England, #OnThisDay in 1992. The hoard is one of the richest finds of treasure from Roman Britain, and consists of over 15,000 gold and silver coins, gold jewellery and numerous small items of silver tableware, including this charming pepper pot. Pepper was first imported into the Roman world from India in the first century AD, but ‘piperatoria’ – the special containers for this expensive spice – are very rare finds. The pot has a disc in the base which could be turned to three positions, one closed, one with large openings to enable the pot to be filled with ground pepper, and a third which revealed groups of small holes for sprinkling. You can find out more about the Hoxne Hoard on our @googleartsculture page – just head to artsandculture.google.com and search for 'British Museum'. 🔎 Hoxne hoard pepper pot. Hoxne, Suffolk, South-East England, AD 300–400. #HoxneHoard #silver #treasure #BritishMuseum」11月16日 21時30分