guy Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) A wonderful glass representing Roma has been found during excavations in Rome: Quote A very rare and refined piece of gold glass representing ‘Roma’, the woman symbol of the Eternal City, has been discovered during the construction of Rome’s Metro C metro line. Originally the base of a drinking glass, the discovery features an image of the female deity – the personification of the city of Rome – wearing a helmet and carrying a spear. Gold glass is a high-end glass that has a decorative design in gold leaf fused between two layers of glass. The majority of surviving Roman examples are drinking glass bottoms that have been cut off. Morretta said the precious artifact did not belong to the military barracks found during the subway works – which was abandoned in the middle of the third century and subsequently razed to the ground – with preliminary studies suggesting the glass is from the start of the fourth century. https://arkeonews.net/gold-glass-roma-unearthed-in-the-excavations-of-the-rome-subway/ Edited February 13, 2023 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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