A Roman Amber Glass Bottle, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Medium - Wood and authenticated by Michael Coe

and authenticated by Michael Coe

and Filimonos-Tsopotou

This blue-green glazed faience amulet represents Shu in his standardized form

assembled in the 1970s

the deceased could expect to be united with the sun god during his passage across the sky and through the Underworld to be reborn each morning

A Roman Amber Glass Bottle, ca. 2nd - 3rd century CE Medium - Wood and authenticated by Michael CoeOf pale amber glass, the small, squat bottle with trailings around the circular body, standing on a small disc foot. Dimensions: Height: 3 inches (7. 5 cm) Condition: Loss of some trailing to the exterior, otherwise intact and in very good condition overall. Interestingly, there appears to be a thick glass repair made to the lower body done at the time of manufacture. This can be determined because trailing glass has been applied over the top of the