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Looking through a Sportsman’s Guide catalog, I saw this portable fireplace.<\/a> \"\" It is copper with a wrought iron stand, made in the former imperial province of Anatolia.<\/p>\n

Lift out the grill, and it seems to cry out for libations, which you pour from the patera<\/em>. You can see a fine silver one from the sacred spring of Minerva Sullis in Bath, while here is a pewter version.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Detailed instructions for serious Romans are here<\/a>, while what you might call the children’s version is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s a pity that the stand does not bring the firebowl up to waist height. I need an ironworker to make me a tripod.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking through a Sportsman’s Guide catalog, I saw this portable fireplace. It is copper with a wrought iron stand, made in the former imperial province of Anatolia. Lift out the grill, and it seems to cry out for libations, which you pour from the patera. 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