‏"ابتديت دلوقت بسّ أحبّ عمرى،
ابتديت أخاف العمر يجرى." 🤍

This magical Mercury’s foot #Roman oil lamp would glow & flutter in mid-air, thanks to the loops used to suspend it from a lamp stand 🪔

More on lamps & lumens in our episode Londinium II

📸 Us, Musei Civici #Padua

#FindsFriday #Archaeology #Skystorians
#AncientBluesky #Classicsbluesky #AncientRome

Always try

Never give up

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