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T1 Un posible recipiente uroscópico de época romana
A1 Pereira, Carlos
AB Research on human urine tests has resulted in a good knowledge of uroscopy flasks in the MiddleAges but has no parallels in Roman times. Although classical authors mention the existence of such tests inAntiquity, only few studies have focused on this theme. During the study of Roman necropolises in the Algarve(Portugal), a glass vessel probably picked from a medical doctor’s grave has been identified. Its unprecedentshape, comparable to medieval uroscopy flasks, and its context can be related with that function. An identicalobject was documented at Emerita, the capital of Lusitania, also in a Roman doctor’s grave. We have foundstatements of ancient authors that prove the existence of urine tests in Roman times.The following study requires further back-up, but it strongly suggests that this glass flask was used formedical purposes. Even though this is a new piece, the two only specimens were found in possible medicalpractitioners’ graves in Lusitanian cities. This is a preliminary study, but we hope that new findings can bedocumented and published.
SN 0514-7336
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78063
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78063
LA eng
NO Zephyrus, 2019, LXXXIII, p. 201-212
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2025