We don't know who the woman on the pepper pot was, but there are clues to be found on other objects from the Hoxne hoard - a gold bracelet is inscribed 'UTERE FELIX DOMINA IULIANE', meaning 'Use ...

A History of the World in 100 Objects — Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice (1 - 600 AD), Hoxne pepper pot 5 / 5 Neil MacGregor uses a silver pepper pot to tell of the Roman spice trade with India ...