Fascinating world of ancient #glass! #Roman dove-shaped vessels were used as perfume bottles. The liquid was sealed inside and the tip of the tail or the beak had to be broken to remove the perfume. This particular example, discovered in a first-century burial at Rovasenda, Italy, is...🧵1/2 🏺

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What a wonderful image of a Roman face pot from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt! Found in settlements, forts, graves, and ritual contexts, these mysterious vessels still leave archaeologists wondering about their original purpose. Foto: LAD/Sarah Roth

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Fabulous Ice Age spear thrower handle carved in the form of an animal. Known as the ‘Creeping Hyena’ it was carved from mammoth ivory around 15,000 years ago. The shaft is missing, but the hook to propel the spear is still visible. From La Madeleine rock shelter, France. 📷 by me #Archaeology

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A wonderful horse pyxis, a Greek container distinguished by miniature horse figures on its lid. The horses often served as decorative handles and, likely signalled prestige because keeping horses was expensive. Dating 750-725 BC, on display at Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 me

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