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Examples of terracotta pessoi (probably from amphora) found in Roman latrines dating from the 2nd century AD. The one on the left comes from Utica (Sicily), has a diameter of 4.7 cm and a thickness of 1.7 cm, and has been re-cut as an octagon. 7 The pessos on the right was found in Gortyn (Crete) and has a diameter of 6 cm and a thickness of 1.3 cm
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... Incluso, algunas confeccionadas en cerámica tosca con los bordes pulidos ( fig. 8: 22-24) pudieron haber sido empleadas como material higiénico (Charlier et al., 2012), aunque habría que efectuar análisis de residuos para corroborar tal hipótesis. Finalmente, los cuatro morteros/cuencos-copa finos anaranjados ( fig. ...
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