A large barrel-shaped or cylindrical storage vessel used in ancient Roman and Mediterranean cultures.
Latin 'dolium' (barrel), possibly from Indo-European roots related to 'hole' or 'hollow,' describing the hollow interior function.
These massive jars stored wine and grain in ancient Rome—archaeologists find them stacked in warehouses, creating a literal picture of how ancient economies worked through what they chose to preserve.
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