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Incense burner decorated with appliqués of women
Johannes Eber/Courtesy of the Ministero della Cultura – Parco Acheologico di Pompei
Johannes Eber/Courtesy of the Ministero della Cultura – Parco Acheologico di Pompei

1 posted on 04/05/2026 3:46:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

$12 will get you a bag of frankincense on Amazon:)


4 posted on 04/05/2026 4:02:07 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: SunkenCiv

Wait a minute. What about the incense and peppermints?


6 posted on 04/05/2026 4:21:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Must have been good business to sell Frankincense back around 40 B.C. to 40 A.D. It was used everywhere from Greece to Rome to Antioch to Egypt and even in the Jerusalem Temple.


7 posted on 04/05/2026 5:18:26 PM PDT by montag813
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