Silchester Gallery
Silchester Gallery
This gallery features finds from the renowned collection of artefacts excavated from the Roman town near Silchester, including the famous Silchester eagle and the Silchester Horse.
The town of Calleva Atrebatum lay largely undisturbed for over 1,000 years until large-scale excavations began in the 1860s. The finds included jewellery, fine glass and pottery, sculpture, mosaics, iron tools and coins. A wealth of objects of all kinds from the site are on display in the gallery.
Visiting the gallery will reveal the home life of a wealthy citizen; the political and legal life of the Forum and Basilica; the social scene at the baths; and the shops, inns and workshops of the town.
Date updated: 24 Feb 2011