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The Water Newton Treasure is a hoard of Roman
silverware, discovered near the Roman town of Durobrivae at
Water Newton in the English county of Cambridgeshire. The
nature of the objects suggests they may have been used in a
local church. The hoard of 4th century Roman silver was
discovered during ploughing in February 1975. It was
probably buried by an inhabitant of the nearby Roman
fortified garrison town of Durobrivae. The silver plates and
bowls, votive tokens engraved and embossed with the labarum
(the chi-rho cross), and an unengraved standing two-handled
cup of the form (cantharus) later used as chalices comprise
the earliest probable group of Christian liturgical silver
yet found in the Roman Empire. Due to the importance of this
find, it is now in the British Museum, with replicas at
Peterborough Museum.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Newton_Treasure
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