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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · 6d ago
One of my favorite #Roman objects: World's oldest known "Swiss army knife", including a hinged knife, fork, spoon, spike, prick, sieve, spatula. Unfortunately, there is no provenance of this multi-tool, but it’s not a unique item: There are a few more examples, e.g. one was found in a Roman tomb in Albintimilium, Italy, dating 2nd/3rd century AD. 📷Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge #archaeology #romanarchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · 6d ago
A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. The site comprises a substantial assemblage of amphorae, in association with two lead anchor and an additional lead structure, the function of which remains to be determined. https://cultura.gov.it/comunicato/29255 #archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Jul 23, 2026
A pair of gold bull head earrings, decorated with granulation, filigree and garnets. Dating late 4th century BC. Hoops formed of wound wire with animal-head finials were a very popular type of earring during the #Hellenistic period. They were inserted into a hole in the earlobe. 📷 me On display at Landesmuseum Württemberg #archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Jul 22, 2026
A Roman terracotta oil lamp shaped like a sandaled foot. A small but beautiful object from the 2nd/3rd century AD. 📷 Landesmuseum Württemberg #archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Jul 19, 2026
Egyptian blue pigment found in Augusta Raurica, Switzerland. The pigments were used in wall paintings. In Roman times, Egyptian blue was distributed throughout the Empire in a more or less standardised form of small balls of 15-20 mm in diameter. The painter could define the respective grain size and thus the shade of blue and the covering capacity of the ground up artificial pigment himself. On display at Museum Augusta Raurica 📷️ me #archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Jul 11, 2026
#RomanSiteSaturday! The architectural perfection of Timgad, Algeria, is consistently striking in aerial views. The Colonia Marciana Traiana Thamugadi was founded in 100 AD. Its plan, laid out with great precision, is Roman urban planning at its best. 📷 Georg Steinmetz #archaeology #RomanArchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Jul 03, 2026
#FindsFriday! A richly decorated #Roman cavalry battle helmet, found in Theilenhofen at the Upper German-Raetian Limes. Dating to the second half of the 2nd century AD. On display Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg 📷 me #archaeology #romanarchaeology
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Nina Willburger @ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de · Feb 02, 2026
For #MosaicMonday a #Roman mosaic showing the labyrinth of the Minotaur on Crete. The monster’s head is depicted in the centre. The simple depiction is alluding to the myth of Theseus, in which the Greek hero slays the Minotaur in the labyrinth with the help of Ariadne’s thread. The mosaic was found in the peristyle of the House of the Fountain in Conimbriga/Portugal, dating 3rd century AD. #archaeology #romanarchaeology
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