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Canteen with figurative reliefs and casserole with bird-head handle

Asia Minor, 5th/6th century

Earthenware

Hetjens - Deutsches Keramikmuseum Düsseldorf, Inv.-Nr. 1975-38

Xanten, 1st half of the 1st century AD

Base metal

LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten mit Römermuseum, Inv.-Nr. 91,20.003

The travel equipment of Paul naturally also includes practical items such as cooking utensils and water bottles. Much suggests that Paul and his companions limited themselves to the essentials. The exhibited canteen and cooking pot from the context of Roman soldiers give us an idea of the possible equipment of the traveling missionary.

Canteen with figurative reliefs, Asia Minor, 5th/6th century, photo: Hetjens – German Ceramics Museum, Düsseldorf
Canteen with figurative reliefs, Asia Minor, 5th/6th century, photo: Hetjens – German Ceramics Museum, Düsseldorf
Casserole with bird-head handle, Xanten, first half of the 1st century AD. LVR Archaeological Park Xanten, D. Sander.
Casserole with bird-head handle, Xanten, first half of the 1st century AD. LVR Archaeological Park Xanten, D. Sander.