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Title: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: uptown62 on November 04, 2013, 09:33:00 PM
"O tempora,  o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug, it also has weird pictures on the carved on the sides and different type of designs on parts of this. This was found in my great grandmothers house a long time ago and i grew up seeing this as a kid i'm 22 now but i have always wondered what this was and my grandmother wants me to check it out, so i thought i would post it here and get your advice on this. What could this be, do any of have any idea on this?

Here are the pictures -


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Title: Re: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: KC on November 04, 2013, 09:41:12 PM
Translates in Galician "dwell on the temporary".

A stein..can't make out the makers information on the bottom.  Can you please write out the information?  Please take a picture of the bottom in "natural" light and without flash.

Title: Re: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: uptown62 on November 04, 2013, 10:07:12 PM
Quote from: KC on November 04, 2013, 09:41:12 PM
Translates in Galician "dwell on the temporary".

A stein..can't make out the makers information on the bottom.  Can you please write out the information?  Please take a picture of the bottom in "natural" light and without flash.



Here is i took one with flash and two without it -

(http://imageshack.us/a/img194/1692/9hyp.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img850/5669/60gr.jpg)

(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/818/omay.jpg)
Title: Re: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: Ipcress on November 05, 2013, 04:00:23 AM
Mettlach / Villeroy & Boch

http://www.steincollectors.org/library/TranslationsIllustrated/O/O_tempora_o_mores/trans.html (http://www.steincollectors.org/library/TranslationsIllustrated/O/O_tempora_o_mores/trans.html)

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Has "O tempora, O mores!" on lid (translates to "Oh what times, oh what customs!") and odd imagery of a violinist, a crocodile, the Sphynx, and pyramids

$300 two years ago in Kansas City

although yours does appear to have some wear / condition


Looks like an 80's pop video - a violinist stood in front of the Pyramids !
Title: Re: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: bigwull on November 05, 2013, 01:52:17 PM
Quote from: KC on November 04, 2013, 09:41:12 PM
Translates in Galician "dwell on the temporary".

A stein..can't make out the makers information on the bottom.  Can you please write out the information?  Please take a picture of the bottom in "natural" light and without flash.


Interesting that you should say Galician..KC...my late Father came from there...it was only known as Galicia..during the Austro-Hungarian Empire...its proper name is of course Ukraine...
Title: Re: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: KC on November 05, 2013, 02:13:12 PM
How interesting Wullie!!!  I am an old soul!!!  :)
Title: Re: "O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?
Post by: uptown62 on November 05, 2013, 10:46:42 PM
Quote from: Ipcress on November 05, 2013, 04:00:23 AM
Mettlach / Villeroy & Boch

http://www.steincollectors.org/library/TranslationsIllustrated/O/O_tempora_o_mores/trans.html (http://www.steincollectors.org/library/TranslationsIllustrated/O/O_tempora_o_mores/trans.html)

Also

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Has "O tempora, O mores!" on lid (translates to "Oh what times, oh what customs!") and odd imagery of a violinist, a crocodile, the Sphynx, and pyramids

$300 two years ago in Kansas City

although yours does appear to have some wear / condition


Looks like an 80's pop video - a violinist stood in front of the Pyramids !

Cool thanks for the info, i appreciate it...