Photos from the first Romans workshop (just the artefacts lesson, a half day)

 

At Newchurch Primary School in Culcheth Near Warrington

 

All the finished artefacts. Below are photos of children making objects and then the finished artefacts.

 

 

MAKING THE ARTEFACTS

 

Making the Roman coins

 

Making the Celtic Dragon brooch

 

 

Making the Roman sword (gladius)

 

Making the Celtic mirror

 

 

Making the Roman silver plate

 

Making the mosaic

 

 

Making the snake armband

 

 

Making the Celtic torc

 

Making the Roman shield (scutum)

 

 

Making the Roman scorpion necklace

Making the Celtic shield boss

 

 

 

FINISHED ARTEFACTS

 

The snake armband

 

 

 

 

Playing the Roman board game (merels)

The Roman helmet

 

 

A carved relief (in plaster) of a Roman soldier

A Celtic shield

 

A Roman shield

A mosaic (of a bird on someone's hand)

 

 

Celtic dragonesque brooch

Roman silver plate  - a lady playing the flute, worshipping Bacchus (based on the Mildenhall Treasure)

Celtic mirror (the Birdlip mirror)

 

Roman silver plate, a deer from the Mildenhall treasure

Roman coins