Wax tablets need protection when used. They could have been stored in leather cases. Several pieces of leather that could[…]
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Drawstring pouch from the cave of letters
In a cave in Israel a good number of leather artefacts from the Bar Kokhba period has been found. The[…]
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The majority of bags known from the Roman period are drawstring pouches. These have been found all over the empire[…]
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One famous drawstring money pouch often seen in Roman re-enactment is based on the original found at Bargercompascuum (Netherlands) in[…]
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On the Italian coast near Comacchio a Augustean shipwreck has been found. Inside the ship two almost complete bags have[…]
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In Valkenburg Z.H., the Netherlands, an almost complete piece of leather has been found. It shape is almost square and[…]
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