▁as ▁a ▁pan ther ▁or ▁le op ard , ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁' pan ther ▁sp oon ', ▁is ▁certainly ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Bac chus , ▁who ▁was ▁regularly ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁pan ther ▁or ▁le op ard ▁( Pan ther a ▁p ard us ), ▁or ▁by ▁a ▁t iger ▁( Pan ther a ▁t ig ris ). ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁animal ▁on ▁Th et ford ▁sp oon ▁( item   6 6 ) ▁is ▁probably ▁a ▁t iger : ▁the ▁rendering ▁of ▁the ▁stri pes ▁as ▁very ▁short ▁cur ved ▁lines , ▁easily ▁mistaken ▁for ▁sp ots , ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁Roman ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁gold ▁finger - r ings ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁worn ▁by ▁either ▁men ▁or ▁women , ▁though ▁the ▁bra ce lets , ▁and ▁neck laces ▁with ▁p end ants ▁were ▁chief ly ▁femin ine ▁j ew els ▁at ▁this ▁date . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁rings ▁display ▁elaborate ▁fil ig ree ▁work , ▁typical ▁of ▁late - R oman ▁taste , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁are ▁of ▁highly ▁unusual ▁design . ▁The ▁tiny ▁horn ed , ▁Pan - like ▁head ▁that ▁forms ▁the ▁be zel ▁of ▁ring ▁( item   2 3 ) ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁un par alle led , ▁and ▁may ▁well ▁be ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Fa un us , ▁while ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁( item   7 ), ▁two ▁birds ▁fl ank ing ▁a ▁v ase , ▁is ▁both ▁a ▁standard ▁Bac ch ic ▁image , ▁eventually ▁adopted ▁in ▁Christian