Roman Material Culture: Studies in honour of Jan Thijssen [Paperback]

18 papers on aspects of Roman material culture. Individual objects are published and discussed, including an asparagus-knife handle, plugs from Roman taps, a cloisonne-decorated sword scabbard mouthpiece, and miniature amphorae from a Roman sanctuary. Broader articles evaluate brooch production, and pottery in the Netherlands.Eighteen essays on objects of material culture in honour of the Dutch archaeologist Jan Thijssen. The first five essays are on metal objects: a knife handle, a tap, a brooch, a sword scabbard and a Merovingian firesteel; there is one on wooden objects; one on Roman monuments; and eleven on pots and pottery found in Holland and the Rhineland.