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Interior of the history themed bakery opposite my hotel in Ipoh. I was actually headed to a local night market which was just being set up down the street, hoping to pick up some dinner. I got caught in a terrible tropical downpour, just steps from my hotel and dived into this bakery instead. I got chatting to the friendly baker/ owner and asked him about his interesting collection of old posters and health drink tins and how he had ingeniously used them for his interior decor. There was seating in the bakery, as you can see, but it was still early for dinner, and I was drenched from the unexpected downpour, especially as I had forgotten my umbrella back at the hotel as it had been bright and sunny when I had left my hotel a few minutes earlier. (Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, Sept. 2023)
Earrings (2), Gold, Roman, 1st - 3rd Century A.D, 22 mm x 15 mm each, 2,5 gr total, Good condition
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Figure of Silenus (Ithyphallic), Pottery, Greek, 3rd - 2nd Century B.C, 80 mm x 40 mm
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Military diploma (fragment), Bronze, Roman, 122 A.D, Hadrian period, 135 mm x 90 mm, 74,4 gr
PUBLISHED: CK W. & PANGERL A., Fragmentarische Militärdiplome aus der Zeit von Domitian bis Commodus. ACTA MVSEI NAPOCENSIS 56/I (2019), 60–65
Diploma represented by the consuls Ti. Iulio Capito and L. Vitrasius Flaminius in the year 122 A.D. on 17 July
A Roman military diploma was a document inscribed in bronze certifying that the holder was honourably discharged from the Roman armed forces and/or had received the grant of Roman citizenship from the emperor as reward for service. Issued to Roman Auxiliary soldiers uponcompletion of their standard 25 year term of service.
The diploma was a notarised copy of an original constitutio (decree) issued by the emperor in Rome, listing by regiment (or unit) the eligible veterans. The constitutio, recorded on a large bronze plate, was lodged in the military archive at Rome (none such has been found; presumably they were melted down in later times).
The diploma consisted of two bronze tablets hinged together. Inscriptions would be engraved on each side of both plates. The full text of a diploma was engraved on the outer side of the so-called tabula 1, while the outer side of tabula 2 displayed the names of 7 witnesses, their seals covered and protected by metal strips (such seals have rarely survived, being of organic material). The text of tabula 1 was reproduced exactly on the two inner sides. The plates would then be folded shut and sealed together, so that the external inscription would be legible without breaking the seals. The internal inscription was the official notarised copy of the text on the constitutio published in Rome. The double-inscription and seals were presumably to prevent forgery or alteration.
Over 800 diplomas from the Principate have been found and over 650 published (although the majority have survived in only fragmentary form)
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Oil lamp, Pottery, Late Byzantine / Early Islamic, 5th - 7th Century A.D, 65 mm x 70 mm x 90 mm
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Mummy mask, Gesso and linen, Egyptian, Roman period, 1st – 2nd Century A.D, 165 mm x 150 mm x 110 mm (without stand)
These masks, typically dating from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE, were placed over the faces of the deceased as part of the mummification process in Roman-period Egypt. They were designed to preserve and idealize the appearance of the deceased, blending Egyptian funerary customs with Greco-Roman portraiture. While earlier Egyptian masks were more stylized, those of the Roman period often incorporated realistic features, echoing Roman traditions of individualized portraiture.
The creation of such a mask began with a base made from layers of linen soaked in plaster or gesso, shaped over a mold or directly on the wrapped mummy. Once dried, the surface provided a durable canvas for paint and gilding. Artisans painted the mask in vivid colors, often emphasizing eyes and lips, and in more elite examples, used gold leaf to highlight divine or noble status. This use of inexpensive materials like linen and gesso allowed for a wide distribution of funerary masks, not only among the elite but also among middle-class Egyptians influenced by Roman customs.
Iconographically, these masks retained many traditional Egyptian motifs, such as wigs, broad collars, and divine symbols, even as the facial features conformed more to Roman aesthetics. This cultural hybridization reflected the religious syncretism of the time—where Greek, Roman, and Egyptian deities were often worshipped in blended forms, such as Serapis or Isis-Fortuna. Thus, the masks served both protective and symbolic functions, guiding the soul in the afterlife while honoring the deceased’s social identity.
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Chalice, Pottery, Bronze Age, Helladic, 10th - 8th Century B.C, 90 mm x 80 mm
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