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These are Roman luxury wares. Roman silver and glass were important in shaping style especially in western Eurasia.

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Diptych leaf with apotheosis.
Rome, ca. 400 CE. Possibly commemorating Quintius Arelius Symmachus, (ca. 340=402), who had earlier been Prefect of Rome. He was a strong supporter of paganism; the imagery is pagan. Carved ivory. 30.1 x 11.3 cm.
MME 1857.10-13.1
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Some of objects from Esquilene Treasure found in Rome in 1793.
Rome, ca. late 4th c. CE. Silver.
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Flask embossed with cupids and animids.
Rome, ca. late 4th c. CE. Found in Esquilene treasure in Rome in 1793. Silver.
MME 66.12-29.4
Pelegrina ewer.
Rome, late 4th c. CE (?). Part of Esquilene Treasure discovered in 1793. Inscription: "Pelegrina, use [this vessel] to great fortune."
MME 1866.12-29.5
Ewer with Christ healing a blind man and giving scroll or key to St. Peter.
Rome (?), 4th-5th c. CE. Silver.
MME 1951.10-10.1
Medallion with the emperor in a quadriga.
Rome, 4th c. CE.
Marshall 3097
Two Roman glass amphoras.
Sutri, Lazio, Italy. Lombardic, late 6th-early 7th c. CE. Found in a woman's grave.
Marshall 3097