06-26-2011, 03:10 PM
Well they are very similar to Roman wooden "patterns" used to protect the feet against a hot floor in a bath house. But a water carrier, especially one carrying such a large container, may seem a little out of place in a bath house depending how steam was generated.
I am sure the base is not original, but the "patterns" are primarily acting as pegs.
I am sure the base is not original, but the "patterns" are primarily acting as pegs.
John Conyard
York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.comitatus.net">http://www.comitatus.net
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.historicalinterpretations.net">http://www.historicalinterpretations.net
<a class="postlink" href="http://lateantiquearchaeology.wordpress.com">http://lateantiquearchaeology.wordpress.com
York
A member of Comitatus Late Roman
Reconstruction Group
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.comitatus.net">http://www.comitatus.net
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.historicalinterpretations.net">http://www.historicalinterpretations.net
<a class="postlink" href="http://lateantiquearchaeology.wordpress.com">http://lateantiquearchaeology.wordpress.com