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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 24769830, member: 128351&quot;]There are many fragments of antiquities I have collected when I was young, much younger. Only fragments, of course. Pottery shards I myself picked on the ground, or I bought (for cheap) in some tourist shops... </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1584544[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These fragments of terracotta statuettes are from Roman Egypt. </p><p><b>1</b> : Head of a doll. It was a toy for little girls, the ancestor of the Barbie dolls. There were holes in the ears for ear-rings. The hairdo is typical of the 1st c. AD Roman fashion. </p><p><b>2</b> : Soldier. This toy was for little boys, I think, the ancestor of action figures. There is a hole in his fist for a removable spear or sword (sold separately, probably). </p><p><b>3</b> : Head of an Ephesian Artemis statuette, perhaps made (or sold) in Ephesus. We know that in the 1st c. AD Ephesus was like today&#039;s Lourdes, there was an industry making pious objects for the pilgrims to bring home : silver models of the shrine, silver statuettes, but also much cheaper artefacts like this humble terracotta statuette. Cf Acts 19:23-27. </p><p><b>4</b> : Head of a Serapis terracotta statuette. Probably from Alexandria. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1584554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Early Byzantine Egypt, 5th-6th c. AD. Fragment of linen fabric with a small embroidery. The color is probably purple. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1584562[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Late Roman Africa (Tunisia), 4th-5th c. AD. Fragment of a paleochristian plate decorated with figures molded separately and applied. This one represents the sacrifice of Isaac.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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