🪔 For eyes pleasure: a Gold-glass portrait of two young men from the Museo Civico Archeologico in Bologna. Produced in the 1st quarter of 4th century, it bears a Latin transcription of Greek: PIE ZESES, or "Drink and you will live". 📸 me
🪔 This particular double portrait was pressed into the fresh mortar on the burial niche - the remains of the mortar can still be seen.

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🪔 This is a roman glass flask in the form of a gladiator helmet with ‘snake-thread’ trails. It was made in Rhineland in the 3rd c. AD. Now in the British Museum. 📸 me
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🪔 This is a roman #millefiori glass bowl from the Museum of Antiquities in Rouen, France. Romans called the city #Rotomagus - it was the second city of Gallia Lugdunensis, after #Lugdunum, modern Lyon. 📸 me
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This small 1st c. CE Roman glass beaker or cup features several decorative bands, including a wreath pattern. An inscription in Greek suggests the beaker's festive function:

KATAXAIPE KAI EYΦPAINOY ("Rejoice and be of good cheer"). I'll toast to that! #GettyVilla #ancientglass #archaeology