Bursa Treasure

In the early 20th century, a rich collection of silver articles was unearthed from a tomb near Bursa in the Marmara region of Turkey. The exact circumstances of the treasure's discovery remains unclear, but it was later sold to the British Museum by the London art dealer W. C. Bacon & Co in 1913. The lack of provenance has made it difficult to determine who the hoard originally belonged to, but most of the extant objects indicate that it was probably part of an elite Roman lady's toiletry from the 1st century AD. ==Description==

The Bursa Treasure that is currently reserved in the British Museum is composed of seven artefacts, which includes a cylindrical pyxis, a little straight-sided bowl, a little spoon with a looped handle ending in a swan's head, a mirror, and a simpulum. High quality, luxury artefacts made from precious metal are relatively rare from the early decades of the Roman Empire, although there are similar finds emanating from Pompeii and Boscoreale in southern Italy. ==Gallery==

Image:Bursa Treasure (2).JPG| Simpulum from the treasure Image:Bursa Treasure (3).JPG| Small vessel for containing cosmetics Image:Bursa Treasure (4).JPG| Silver pyxis with lid Image:Bursa Treasure (5).JPG| Libation bowl or patera ==See also==