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Friday, December 29, 2023

Decorative Roman knives of the 4th century CE: Status Symbols or Ritual Implements?

Another artifact from Dumbarton Oaks photographed by my good friend Allan Gluck - a knife, with an iron blade inserted into an ivory or bo...

The De Meern 1 and 2nd century shipbuilding

My Facebook friend David McLane sent me a picture of the remains of a Roman shipwreck dubbed "De Meern 1" dated to about 190 CE th...

Roman lead sarcophagi and funerary iconography of the 2nd - 3rd century CE

Another fascinating artifact from the collections of the Dumbarton Oaks Museum in Washington D.C. photographed by my good friend Allan Gluck...

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