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The most famous goods are a Roman table service, made in Italy around the beginning of the Common Era. It consists of a washing dish, a wine bucket with a scoop, a jug, tray and two drinking cups. The drinking cups stand out as the most famous part of the set. They weigh around one kilogram each, are
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The grave was discovered in 1920 at Hoby on the Danish island of
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