I'm talking amongst myself right now :D There are two specimens listed in Dattari's original work. I typed the descriptions into Google...
Interesting! I hadn't come across that before. Perhaps the vessel is a stylized version of a sema tawy, representing the union of upper and...
My favorite misspelling of the bunch :D Oh the poor boy ;) "May good fortune return our soldiers again, and again"? :D Engraver efficiency?...
It doesn't even have a First Release label or green bean sticker. Of course it didn't make the #1 spot. ;)
Turned upside down, it even has the nodular "pillow". Maybe you're onto something! ;) Oh... good idea. I hadn't considered that the six...
I'm leaning towards a pouring type, and the six little projections are decorative. See the sketch and Photoshop alteration in post #22 in this...
Make that three mysteries solved in this thread. :D
Nice sleuthin' on that pedigree! Beautiful coin :)
For grins, sometimes I run through the Pegasi auctions at closing and calculate the percent of unsold lots. It's always a huge number, and lots...
I see an Agora auction ending on January 30th but nothing for tomorrow. Link? Agora's platform hosts auctions for a few other dealers, and I've...
I don't, but I'd guess that smoking or inhaling smoke of various herbs for ritual purposes probably goes almost as far back as when hominids began...
I'm strongly leaning towards it being an oinochoe, despite its differences from what we would think of as a functional pitcher. I've seen a...
Thank you! I do try hard to take good photos. I basically copied how Ancient Joe does it-- same camera, similar settings, and I reproduced his...
Well now, QG... you may have helped solve a couple of mysteries. Firstly, the name and function of the thing on my coin and secondly, why...
Indeed! That is the most awesome largest Ptolemy I know of and I'm not happy that I didn't see it at auction :D. Oh well, at least it went to...
Thanks for the thoughtful reply :) I'm betting on a specific ceremonial function. At first I doubted that it was a pouring vessel because of the...
An electric coffee pot? Everyone knows that ancient Egyptian homes were powered by dilithium crystals. Duh. :D
[ATTACH] Not good enough for Phil... There is medication for your condition, y'know. :D
It looks like it would have been superior to the pinch pot style of lamps that were so ubiquitous! Whizburger! Long time no see :). How are...
[IMG] Very nice legionary denarius!
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