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Shelf 3: Perfecting the Face - Greco-Roman Green Glass Vessel with Handles
No full textThis vessel s likeness to a female figure may be coincidental. With no base, the vessel would have been held upright by its handles, either suspended by cords or hanging from pegs or hooks. 6 long
Woodruff House Door postcard, undated
No full textPostcard of the Woodruff House, Macon, GA, featuring a hand-carved door
Shelf 1: Judaea Before Nero - Fragment of a Roman Floor Mosaic
No full textEarlier floors were made of clay or plaster, but Romans preferred the more durable and decorated floors of small cubes of stone or backed clay called tesserae. This mosaic probably was decorated with borders of black geometric design
Shelf 1: Judaea Before Nero - Two Hellenistic or Roman Ceramic Handles
No full textSome of the first factories on Earth were potteries, mass producing many types, including jars (amphorae) that were the typical means of transporting and storing pourable food and liquids. The stamp ETTICIM LINOY refers to the production of Linus; the other stamp symbol may indicate the contents: palm oil or dates
Shelf 3: Judaea After Nero - Byzantine Christian Lamp
No full textThis clay oil lamp has two spouts for wicks, perhaps simply for better illumination. It probably copies a metal lamp, which often had multiple wicks. It decoration indicates that its owner was a Christian, but this modest lamp would not have been thought worthy for church services