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Two Roman samovars (authepsae) from Caesarea in Cappadocia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. Yazici
Affiliation:
Sakarya Arkeoloji Müzesi, Adapazan, Turkey
C. S. Lightfoot
Affiliation:
British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, 24 Tahran Caddesi, Kavakhdere, TR-06700 Ankara, Turkey

Extract

How old is the samovar, that ceremonial apparatus traditionally associated with the serving of tea in (old) Russia and the Near East? This new find from Anatolian Turkey provides further evidence for the use of this kind of vessel for making hot drinks back in Roman times.

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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1989

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