A Roman Jag, Ancient Pottery. 63 BC. GREEK ICON

A Roman Jag, Ancient Pottery. 63 BC. GREEK ICONSize: height= 11, width= 14, diameter= 8 cm. Height=4. 3, width= 5. 5, diameter= 3. 1 inch. Pottery was produced in enormous quantities in ancient Rome, mostly for utilitarian purposes. It is found all over the former Roman Empire and beyond. Monte Testaccio is a huge waste mound in Rome made almost entirely of broken amphorae used for transporting and storing liquids and other products in this case probably mostly Spanish olive oil, which was landed

5 width opened cm

Christ delivers a blessing and presents a book of gospels

This item is being sold by Hamedian Gallery at Jerusalem

Unlike pottery and stone

he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury

One well-known Egyptian oil lamp was the luxurious lamp of Isis

19th century Oil on wood panel

Denarius was the standard Roman silver coin from its introduction in the Second Punic War c

It listed regular commemorations for Saints

size 3x2 m

Each carved in high relief

Price mentioned that Alexander's drachm mints in Asia Minor likely followed the precedent set by previous Perian mints there that struck small rather than large silver denominations