“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.
Fine Dining
Christopher S. Lightfoot
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Christopher S. Lightfoot
Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art
Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art
Photography by Anne-Marie Kellen
Art Mentioned
Roman
ca. 3rd century CE
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