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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Broucheion, post: 26100937, member: 104887&quot;]Hi All,</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse image was discussed in a long thread from some years back. Research there turned up that the vessel is an Urnula, a type of many spouted vase. See <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye.309276/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Urnula is described in a bit <a href="https://isiopolis.com/2022/09/11/the-mysterious-water-crypts-of-isis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://isiopolis.com/2022/09/11/the-mysterious-water-crypts-of-isis/" rel="nofollow">more detail here</a> <a href="https://isiopolis.com/2022/09/11/the-mysterious-water-crypts-of-isis/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://isiopolis.com/2022/09/11/the-mysterious-water-crypts-of-isis/" rel="nofollow">https://isiopolis.com/2022/09/11/the-mysterious-water-crypts-of-isis/</a> from which the quote below:</p><blockquote><p><br /></p><p>“<i>Apuleius’ tale of initiation into the Mysteries of Isis includes a description of a procession for Isis in which a vessel often known as an urnula was carried. Apuleius described it in detail in his account of the procession. He says it represented highest Deity, but was not in the form of any animal nor any human, yet that it inspired wonder in those who beheld it because of its strangeness.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>This sacred Isian object was a small vase of gold with a rounded body, its base adorned with Egyptian figures (possibly hieroglyphs). It had a long spout on one side and on the other a graceful, curved handle. A rearing Egyptian cobra often decorated the handle. This type of vessel would seem ideal for pouring libations.</i>“</p><p><br /></p></blockquote><p>- Broucheion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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