Artefact : historical objects reimagined in fiction, memoir and poetry, featuring items from the Corinium Museum

Ancient myths and Roman treasures, lost loves and haunted relics: historical objects are reimagined in fiction, memoir and poetry - featuring items from the Corinium Museum collection.��Coins and weapons, lost jewels and carved faces. A watch with a secret inscription. �An Iron Age horse bridle whispers of old battles, while a Roman god fumes about unfair treatment.��Then a medieval grotesque wreaks havoc with a curse, before an eighteenth century ring reveals its heartbreak, and a painting draws visitors into danger ...��Full of archaeology and history, mystery and surprises: museum treasures and ancient discoveries inspire this stunning new collection of short stories and poetry�Illustrated with photographs from the Corinium Museum collection. With a foreword by Emma Stuart, Museum Director. �Featuring the work of:Carlos Almonacid� Rosamund Brown� Amaris Chase� Hilda Cochrane� Lucy Dalgleish� Henry Davies� Andrew Donaldson� Vicki Fletcher� Chloe Hall� Jonathan Hart� Alice Hart� Chloe Headdon� Heidi Howarth� Venetia Johannes� Rose Leicester� Rose Lennard� Harriet McDonald� Rebecca McDowall� Mary Moore� Rosalind Newton� Charlotte Payne� Graham Powell� Angela Reddaway� Margaret Royall� Stuart Samuel� Sharon Webster� Julie Wiltshire��