https://hyperallergic.com/799191/hobbyist-with-metal-detector-discovers-enigmatic-roman-artifact/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:07:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://hyperallergic.com/799191/hobbyist-with-metal-detector-discovers-enigmatic-roman-artifact/#comment-614642 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 16:07:25 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=799191#comment-614642 Given the wildly speculative nature of the opinions of “experts” as to the purpose of this ancient object, I would suggest that it was used by Roman farmers to determine the size, thus the value, of hens’ eggs!

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