Objects

Here is a list of objects, including various types of pottery, buildings, and so on.

There are 17 items in Objects:

Alabastron

Alabastron (Greek ἀλάβαστρον): small bottle, made of soft stone or glass, containing perfume. Alabastra from Heraclea In Antiquity, "alabastron" was the name…

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Amphora

Amphora (Greek: ἀμφορεύς): ancient jar for transporting wine or oil. Olive oil amphora from Tripolitana Sometimes beautifully decorated, amphoras were an important…

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Bazina

Bazina: name of a type of ancient tomb. A bazina in Tiddis A bazina is a circular, usually domed funerary monument. Inside,…

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Diadem

Diadem: an often decorated ribbon tied around the head, used as a symbol of royal dignity.Origins A Persian nobleman As symbol of…

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Diploma

Diploma: Roman expression for an official act, especially a documenting granting citizen rights to a man who had served twenty-five years in an auxiliary unit. …

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Glass

Glass: a hard, brittle substance made by fusing silica sand with soda. In Antiquity, it was used to make drinking containers, jewelry, amulets, small windows, and other articles. …

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Narthex

Narthex (Greek νάρθηξ): vestibule (or corridor) in front of the entrance to a Byzantine church. Kiti, Panagia Angeloktisti church, Narthex The first Christians…

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Nymphaeum

Nymphaeum: sanctuary dedicated to the nymphs, or a fountain in the city.A nymphaeum was originally a sanctuary dedicated to the water nymphs, often in or near a cave. For example, Aristotle's school in Mieza was founded in a nymphaeum. In the…

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Palimpsest

Palimpsest: a piece of writing material, usually parchment or leather, from which a text has been eraded to reuse it for another text. Sometimes, the first text remains legible.Ancient writing materials were precious, especially parchment. When a text was no longer needed, a…

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