Who might have held this lovely bowl in their hands when the Roman Empire was at its height? A legionaire in the army? A priestess at a temple of Isis? A merchant who had traveled to the exotic corners of the world in search of rare treasures? The exact history of such a piece has disappeared with the passage of centuries, but its energy, the heritage of the human touch, remains strong and glowing. To hold it today is to become as one with those ancient lives.