02-26-2015, 04:45 PM
I actually don't know of other Roman anvils, but I know we have one here at the ROM, and it is from Roman Judea:
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The original records say the object is from "Bittir" together with a crowbar. This is probably modern Battir, or or more specifically the ancient fortress of Betar, modern Khirbet al-Yahud, the last stand of the Bar Kochba revolt in 135. I have no idea whether it was left by Bar Kochba's people, or Hadrian's, but as Robert pointed out, that possibly doesn't matter
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The original records say the object is from "Bittir" together with a crowbar. This is probably modern Battir, or or more specifically the ancient fortress of Betar, modern Khirbet al-Yahud, the last stand of the Bar Kochba revolt in 135. I have no idea whether it was left by Bar Kochba's people, or Hadrian's, but as Robert pointed out, that possibly doesn't matter
Robert Mason D.Phil (Oxon)
World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, Canada.
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1C1, Canada.
E-mail: [email protected]
World Cultures, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, Canada.
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1C1, Canada.
E-mail: [email protected]
