So much cool stuff *o* My grandmother was a classical history teacher (it's definitely her fault that I got into ancient Greece at all) and the two of them used to travel all over the place picking up interesting souvenirs and photos and SLIDES, SO MANY SLIDES... Plus there was a ton of family history-related stuff, really valuable for my mom's family archive plans!
Ohhhh it was amazing, not as extensive as the Egypt wing but hey it meant I could actually manage to get through it in an afternoon, haha. HMMMMmmm what was my favorite... I think it was the little winejug with a pattern of soldiers riding dolphins. I've seen it before and have always been kind of confused about the subject matter, but APPARENTLY you were supposed to float the jug in a krater (large pot) of cold water to cool the wine. The dolphins are at just the right spot so that when the jug is bobbing in the water it looks like the dolphins are leaping in the waves!
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Ohhhh it was amazing, not as extensive as the Egypt wing but hey it meant I could actually manage to get through it in an afternoon, haha. HMMMMmmm what was my favorite... I think it was the little winejug with a pattern of soldiers riding dolphins. I've seen it before and have always been kind of confused about the subject matter, but APPARENTLY you were supposed to float the jug in a krater (large pot) of cold water to cool the wine. The dolphins are at just the right spot so that when the jug is bobbing in the water it looks like the dolphins are leaping in the waves!