Roman Capsa Scroll Bucket STL - Ancient Scroll Holder

A Roman-style capsa: an open cylindrical container with a rolled rim, three raised bands around the body and a flared foot. Two small ring-shaped lugs sit on opposite sides just below the rim, where a carrying strap or handle could attach. There is no lid or handle in the model. The capsa was a cylindrical box used in the Roman world to carry and store book rolls, which stood upright inside. Such containers appear in Roman wall paintings and sculpture next to seated readers and writers, often w…

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