ROMAN MINIATURE OBJECT

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Cast copper alloy miniature group of vessels. There are five jugs or cauldrons grouped together, with one in the middle and four surrounding it. Each jug has a wide circular mouth, a narrowed collar and broad rounded shoulders and body. The bases are flat. The outer vessels each have a single handle which extends from the shoulders to the rim. These handles all face outwards. At the base of each vessel below the handle is a very worn knop or pinched foot. Each foot is a roughly moulded triangular shape. Each vessel is hollow.The surface of the miniature group has a mid-green patina with some patches of brighter green corrosion.