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Wine Jar Sherd with Cursive or Hieratic Script
The hieratic script identifies the contents of the jar as wine of year 39. From Egypt; precise provenance is unknown. Late 18th Dynasty, circa 1375 BCE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

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Wine & Its Role in Classical Antiquity
A documentary on the history of wine in antiquity.

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Roman Wine Press (Reconstruction)
A reconstruction of a Roman wine press. (Empuries Archaeological Site, Spain)

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Brauneberg Roman Wine Press
A reconstructed Roman wine press dated to the mid-3rd century CE is located on the edge of the “Brauneberger Juffer” vineyards opposite the municipality of Brauneberger, Germany. It is the best-preserved wine press found in the Moselle valley...

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Neumagen Wine Ship
Funerary stone monument in the shape of a rowing ship for transport of wine barrels on the Moselle river. The barge is loaded with four large wine-barrels, and manned by six oarsmen and two steersmen, one of whom is marking the time by clapping...

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Piesport Roman Wine Press
A reconstructed Roman wine press dated to the 4th century CE is located on the edge of the famous slopes of the Piesporter Goldtröpfchen vineyard in Piesport, Germany. The structure, measuring 44 metres (144 ft) in length and 20 metres (65...

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Roman Transportation of Wine
A 1st century CE Roman plaque depicting the transportation of wine in barrels by boat. Discovered on farmland at Cabrières d'Aigues, France. (Brotte Wine Museum, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France)

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A Monk Tasting Wine
A 13th century CE illuminated manuscript showing a monk tasting wine as he draws off a jug from a barrel. ('Li Livres dou Santé', British Library, London)

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Amphora, Wine Storage Jar
A black-figure drinking scene on an amphora. Amphorae are a particular type of storage vessel which were used for the storage and transportation of liquids, mainly wine. They were usually ceramic and can be dated back to the neolithic period...

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Satyrs Making Wine
Satyrs making wine, dionysian bas-relief from altar of unknown date, National Archaeological Museum of Athens.