"It's the smaller objects that really speak to you directly as an individual, as a person."
Curator Chris Lightfoot on an early Roman eating implement.
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This Roman gadget was clearly designed to impress
"It’s the smaller objects that really speak to you directly as an individual, as a person."
Christopher S. Lightfoot
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Christopher S. Lightfoot
Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art
Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art
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ca. 3rd century CE