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The picture shows the oldest Roman wine bottle in the world. It is about 1650 years old. In 1867, German archaeologists in town of Spira (Speyer) located on Rhine, in state of Rhineland-Palatinate, discovered a Roman tomb. There were two sarcophagi of two highborn people: a woman and a man and an unopened bottle of wine. It is dated to be around 325-350 AD. It is most likely the oldest unopened wine bottle in the world. It is assumed that the man may have been a legionnaire, and he may have taken the wine on his way to the afterlife. The liquor is contained in a glass amphora, and its handles are shaped like dolphins. The bottle is still the subject of research and discussion today. According to historians, the wine produced in this region was diluted with a mixture of herbs. In addition, olive oil was used for preservation, and the bottle was sealed with wax to prevent the wine from oxidizing. Since 2011, researchers have been trying to open it to study the composition of the wine in more detail. However, it is currently unopened. There is some concern that contact of the wine with the external environment could potentially damage its contents. Currently, the bottle of wine can be seen in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate (Historisches Museum der Pfalz) in Speyer.