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An adorable #Roman bronze figurine of a dormouse holding a nut (height 2.7 cm).
The edible dormouse was a delicacy in Roman times. It was considered a dish of the rich and a symbol of prosperity.
From Oberstimm, Bavaria, ca. 100 AD.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München.
📷 me
Easter bunny resting 🐰
A #Roman samian ware bowl depicting a rabbit eating a dandelion.
Found in Eschenz/Switzerland.
📷 AATG, Daniel Steiner 🏺
Beloved #toys: a pair of #Roman ivory #dolls with articulated arms and legs found in a tomb of a little #girl from a wealthy family in Emona, Ljubljana/Slovenia.
The majority of the dolls in Roman times were made of less valuable materials such as clay, wood or linen.
The two dolls that could be dressed with clothes must have been very precious to the girl who died far too young.
Dating 2nd half of the 3rd c. AD.
📷 National Museum of Slovenia
A #Roman wooden bucket with a spout. While many such buckets probably once existed, this is the only one known to have survived from that period.
On display at Castellum Hoge Woerd, The Netherlands.
📷me
In Northumberland in 1992, archaeologists found an interesting darning tool.
It was wooden, long & somewhat oddly shaped.
11 years later, a senior lecturer for #archaeology at Newcastle would mention how it was "obvious" what it was.
What was obvious? That it was actually an #ancient #Roman #dildo & the 90s scientist was a bit squeamish.
It's 16cm now, but may have been bigger (wood shrinks with age).
In Northumberland in 1992, archaeologists found an interesting darning tool.
It was wooden, long & somewhat oddly shaped.
11 years later, a senior lecturer for #archaeology at Newcastle would mention how it was "obvious" what it was.
What was obvious? That it was actually an #ancient #Roman #dildo & the 90s scientist was a bit squeamish.
It's 16cm now, but may have been bigger (wood shrinks with age).
#RomanFortThursday: a #Roman dagger and and two dagger sheaths, both elaborately decorated with inlays (silver, brass, enamel).
Found in the Roman fort at Ehingen-Risstissen, dating 1st century AD.
On display at our branch museum Limesmuseum Aalen
A #Roman bronze medicine box, with a sliding lid and separate compartments to store medical substances like herbs and mineral products.
Found in Nida, present-day Frankfurt-Heddernheim, dating 2nd/3rd century AD.
On display at Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt.
📷 me
This beautiful #Roman enamelled copper alloy flask in hexagonal shape was found in Welzheim.
The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume.
Dating 2. century AD.
#Romanarchaeology #archaeology
📷 Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg
Kids loved playing with toys in #Roman times too!
Some 1,800 years ago, a child in Cologne was buried with a terracotta horse with a rider on for wheels. It was definitely a beloved toy that the kid was also meant to play with in the afterlife.
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
For New Year’s Day a small #Roman #glass bottle in the shape of a date: Dates, figs, and honey were traditional Roman New Year's gifts. According to the poet Ovid, these items were believed to ensure that the coming months would be sweet ones.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 🍀
📷 me, taken in the Pompejanum Aschaffenburg
For New Year’s Day a small #Roman #glass bottle in the shape of a date: Dates, figs, and honey were traditional Roman New Year's gifts. According to the poet Ovid, these items were believed to ensure that the coming months would be sweet ones.
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 🍀
📷 me, taken in the Pompejanum Aschaffenburg
Buchempfehlung passend zur Zeit: Birgit Jaeckel - Das Erbe der Rauhnacht.
Danke an Bernhard für die Empfehlung: https://www.naturklang-keller.de/literatur-empfehlenswert/spirituelles-5/
#buch #book #rauhnacht #literatur #roman #lesen #bookstodon @bookstodon
