Cremation A

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A pit which had been cut into the surface of the north part of the tumulus contained the cremated remains of a woman. Bronze vessels, clay and glass unguentaria , a gold earring, a wooden box with bronze lock and chains, a marble mortar with two pestles in the shape of bent fingers, a bronze box and an iron lamp stand accompanied the deceased. Seven rings of amber, glass and semi-precious stones, which had been placed in a bronze covered wooden container (pyxis), were found together. A very degraded bronze coin of Perinthos was found in the ashes. It was minted during the reign of the Emperor Trajan and dates to between AD 102 and 114.

 
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