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Posted on 05/13/2023 9:37:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
...at Casa Del Mitreo in Merida, Spain... known during the Roman period as Emerita Augusta, was founded as a colony in 25 BC under the order of the emperor Augustus to serve as a retreat for the veteran soldiers (emeritus) of the legions V Alaudae and X Gemina.
The purse was discovered at the Casa del Mitreo archaeological site, a high status domus that dates from the end of the 1st or beginning of the 2nd century AD. The domus consisted of peristyles or courtyards with columns, and numerous ornate mosaics that decorated the interior rooms. Excavations found the purse remains in the balneum area (private baths), specifically in room no. 44, which served as a service area for the domus.
According to a study published in the journal ArqueologÃa, the purse (known as a bursa), is the second only example discovered in the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Textile fragments from the purse were identified by conducting a microscopic analysis of coins, revealing that the textiles were made from Egyptian linen.
Whether the purse remains originate in Egypt or the orient, or the flax materials were imported and then woven locally is unknown. Egypt produced linen with a high reputation, but by the Roman period, the big centres of production had moved to Syria and Palestine.
An examination of the coins and the archaeological context they were found in situ places them to the end of the 3rd century AD. This coincides with the phase of abandonment of the domus which occurred during the late 3rd century and early 4th century AD.
(Excerpt) Read more at heritagedaily.com ...
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Half of my wardrobe is egyptian cotton.
I thought it was European?
I wonder it the credit cards were canceled?
Heh, the expiration date (”XI/CCLXXII”) would have taken care of that.
[...end of the 3rd century AD. This coincides with the phase of abandonment of the domus ...]
Everyone, please leave your belongings and make your way to the exits. It’s time for the abandonment. Sir! Sir! Leave your purse and precede to the exit. We are abandoning the domus at this time.
non relinquere domum sine eo
Biden saw this article and commented:
“The amazing discovery of a purse at this Roman Army Veteran’s bath house is proof that even back then, experts realized the importance of having drag queens in the military!”
Darn, in after the Seinfeld reference.
Hmmm...if I find a purse laying around and I start pawing through it, I could get arrested...
Just sayin
Just tell the cops you’re a pursologist and you’ll be off the hook.
LOL
I domus those days.
Was it a Gucci or a Prada purse? Or was it a cheap Chinese knockoff?
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