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Kristina Killgrove

Prosciutto di Portici: A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law before Mount Vesuvius erupted

A small silver-colored ham-shaped object hangs from one chain and rests on a small wood block.

Name: Prosciutto di Portici

What it is: A silver-plated bronze sundial

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