guy Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 (edited) Artifacts, including jewelry and coins, have been uncovered in Roman tombs near the village of Nova Varbovka in Bulgaria. A bronze medalllion of Caracalla minted in Pergamon in AD 214 has also been recovered. These finds date from the early third century AD. Interestingly, one of the tombs was a child’s tomb that contained gold earrings, glass bead jewelry, and two glass lacrimatory bottles (or tear catchers). (See photo below) A lacrymatory (from the Latin lacrima meaning tear) is a small vessel found in Roman tombs. These were supposedly the bottles in which mourners dropped their tears. More likely, these vessels contained perfumes, fragrances, or unguents for the corpse. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/02/rare-medallion-of-caracalla-among-high-status-objects-found-in-roman-cemetery/150527/amp https://archaeologymag.com/2024/02/medallion-of-emperor-caracalla-found-in-bulgaria/ A previous discovery of lacrymatory bottles: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrymatory Edited February 15 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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