"O tempora, o mores!" engraved in the top of this jar/tea mug what is this ?

[uptown62]

"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 -

[KC]

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.

[uptown62]

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 -

[Ipcress]

Mettlach / Villeroy & Boch

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

Also

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 !

[bigwull]

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...

[KC]

How interesting Wullie!!!  I am an old soul!!! 

[uptown62]

Mettlach / Villeroy & Boch

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

Also

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...