Nina Willburger<p>Fascinating world of ancient <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glass</span></a>: A <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> glass model of a <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/boat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boat</span></a>, dating 2nd c. AD. It was found in St. Aldegund in a 4th-century woman's grave. Six of such boats are known. We don't know their function: Were they used as women's urinals, as components of water clocks and sundials, as drinking cups?<br>Further information on glass boats: </p><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221013071226/https://www.cmog.org/article/roman-glass-boats?s=09" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.archive.org/web/2022101307</span><span class="invisible">1226/https://www.cmog.org/article/roman-glass-boats?s=09</span></a> </p><p>Photo: GDKE Rheinland-Pfalz</p><p><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/RomanArchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomanArchaeology</span></a></p>