The ceramic canteen or "pilgrim flask": an object with a long history.

The terracotta canteen, also known as "pilgrim flask" - which is characterized by a round shape with a narrow profile, by a little neck and usually with grips, two to four - has a very long history. The origin of this utilitarian object…
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Late Roman ridge helmets

At the end of the 3rd century AD, a new typology of helmets appears in the Roman army, a type that will be used at least until the 5th century: the so called “ridge helmets” – a name given cause of the middle raised band that unites the…