The rare bronze pan will be shared by three museums
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A rare Roman bronze pan recording the building of Hadrian's Wall has been acquired by three British museums.
The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, dating from the second century AD, was found by a member of the public in June 2003.
The pan, or 'trulla', will be shared by the Tullie House Museum in Carlisle, the Potteries Museum in Stoke-on-Trent and London's British Museum.
The acquisition has been made possible by a �112,200 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Both a functional vessel and a commemorative 'souvenir', the pan is engraved with the names of four forts located at the western end of the Wall - Bowes, Drumburgh, Stanwix and Castlesteads.
It also bears the inscription of 'Aelius Draco' - believed to be the person the pan was made for.
"This 2,000-year-old souvenir is a very special part of our past and one which people across the country should have the chance to see," said Kate Clark of the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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