Kenneth Scott Painter (28 March 1935 – 14 May 2016) was deputy keeper of Greek and Roman antiquities at the

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and an authority on Roman and late antique silver. He was vice-president of the

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in 1997 and a trustee of

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. He received a DLitt from Oxford University in 2004.

Selected publications

*''The Mildenhall Treasure: Roman Silver from East Anglia.'' British Museum Publications, London, 1977. *''The Water Newton early Christian silver''. British Museum Publications, London, 1977. * *''The Insula of the Menander at Pompeii: Volume IV: The Silver Treasure''.

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, Oxford, 2001. *''Late Roman Silver. The Traprain Treasure in Context''.

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the senior antiquarian body of Scotland, with its headquarters in the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. The Society's aim is to promote the cultural heritage of Scotland. The usua ...

, 2013.

References

1935 births 2016 deaths English curators English archaeologists Employees of the British Museum People educated at Bristol Grammar School Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford People from Cheltenham {{England-bio-stub