It is assumed to be the grave of a chieftain and contained the remains of a middle-aged man buried in the first century AD.

[3] They are signed by the craftsman Cheirisophos and have engravings with the name Silius, who is assumed to be the original Roman owner of the objects.

The tableware has been interpreted as part of an attempt by a local elite to manifest high status by imitating Roman drinking customs.

The archeologist Knud Friis Johansen has written that their presence at the site might have resulted from a conscious Roman attempt to influence Germanic elites.

The cups could have been a direct or indirect gift from Gaius Silius to the man buried in the grave, although this cannot be proved.