▁ins cri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁silver ▁assemb lage ▁( see ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁finger - r ings ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁section ). ▁ ▁The ▁susp icion ▁that ▁the ▁ho ard ▁is ▁incomplete ▁und erm ines ▁any ▁detailed ▁analysis ▁of ▁these ▁matters , ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁gold ▁and ▁silver ▁objects ▁were ▁connected ▁in ▁any ▁way ▁with ▁pag an ▁cult ▁practices , ▁which ▁is ▁certainly ▁a ▁possibility , ▁then ▁the ▁anti - pag an ▁The odos ian ▁ed ict s ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 9 0 s ▁would ▁have ▁provided ▁good ▁practical ▁( r ather ▁than ▁rit ual ) ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁conce al ment ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁authorities . ▁ ▁Gold ▁j ew ell ery ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁gold ▁bel t - bu ck le ▁is ▁an ▁unusual ▁find , ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁worn ▁by ▁a ▁man ; ▁we ▁know ▁that ▁bel ts ▁decor ated ▁in ▁various ▁forms ▁were ▁important ▁symbols ▁of ▁office ▁or ▁status ▁in ▁late ▁Roman ▁times , ▁though ▁few ▁elements ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁surv ived . ▁Its ▁decor ation , ▁of ▁a ▁sat yr ▁carrying ▁a ▁ped um ▁( she ph erd ' s ▁cro ok ) ▁and ▁a ▁bunch ▁of ▁g rap es , ▁acc ords ▁with ▁other ▁hints ▁at ▁Bac ch ic ▁imag ery ▁throughout ▁the ▁assemb lage , ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁j ew ell ery ▁and ▁the ▁table ware . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁running ▁f eline ▁animal ▁on ▁sp oon ▁( co ch lear ) ▁( item   6 6 ), ▁originally ▁identified