04-29-2012, 04:54 AM
The iron flask is for oil.
Here is one carried in the baths (with a strigil) in a mosaic from the Piazza Amerina villa.
Here is one carried in the baths (with a strigil) in a mosaic from the Piazza Amerina villa.
Paul Elliott
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.
Legions in Crisis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/17815...d_i=468294
Charting the Third Century military crisis - with a focus on the change in weapons and tactics.