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Superb Roman Cosmetic Spoon & Probe
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Pre AD 1000 item# 591837
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This exceptionally fine spoon is of a type used by both ancient doctors and laypeople. Milne’s “Surgical Instruments in Greek & Roman Times” describes this type as a spoon for measuring, preparing, and pouring medicines or cosmetics. Interestingly, the bowls of these spoons are frequently thinned at the bottom to facilitate heating or melting the contents over a flame before application. This piece is finer than most and is likely to have been a cosmetic spoon. It features nice decorative ribb ...click for details
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Roman Glass Cosmetic or Medicine Jar
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Pre AD 1000 item# 588852
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The earliest man-made glass predated the Roman empire by 2000 years, but the Romans used a greater quantity and variety of glass than any other civilization before the Renaissance. The discovery of glassblowing in the first century B.C. transformed glass from a luxury item into the medium for making objects for everyday use. Glass had a long history of production in the eastern Mediterranean, and the majority of common glass objects were produced in Syria and Israel during the later centuries of ...click for details
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Roman Glass Cosmetic Jar
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Pre AD 1000 item# 588848
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The earliest man-made glass predated the Roman empire by 2000 years, but the Romans used a greater quantity and variety of glass than any other civilization before the Renaissance. The discovery of glassblowing in the first century B.C. transformed glass from a luxury item into the medium for making objects for everyday use. Glass had a long history of production in the eastern Mediterranean, and the majority of common glass objects were produced in Syria and Israel during the later centuries of ...click for details
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Ancient Roman Glass Sprinkler Jar
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Pre AD 1000 item# 541276
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The earliest man-made glass predated the Roman empire by 2000 years, but the Romans used a greater quantity and variety of glass than any other civilization before the Renaissance. The discovery of glassblowing in the first century B.C. transformed glass from a luxury item into the medium for making objects for everyday use. Glass had a long history of production in the eastern Mediterranean, and the majority of common glass objects were produced in Syria and Israel during the later centuries of ...click for details
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