02-19-2005, 11:39 PM
presumably Roman-made bronze 'buckets' are a fairly common luxury item in Roman Iron Age graves in Germany, but I doubt they meet the definition we have today of a 'bucket', most likely being part of table services for drinking parties.<br>
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Other than that, I would speculate that ceramic (being plentiful and ridiculously cheap) stood in through much of the Med in everyday contexts, but I recall at least one bucket from a museum in Germany that was Roman-era. There is also a kind of bronze (OK, copper-alloy) vessel that was probably used for cooking that looked a lot like a modern bucket. <p></p><i></i>
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Other than that, I would speculate that ceramic (being plentiful and ridiculously cheap) stood in through much of the Med in everyday contexts, but I recall at least one bucket from a museum in Germany that was Roman-era. There is also a kind of bronze (OK, copper-alloy) vessel that was probably used for cooking that looked a lot like a modern bucket. <p></p><i></i>
Der Kessel ist voll Bärks!
Volker Bach
Volker Bach
