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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1922.4337 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name flagon Description A flagon made of buff ceramic. Decorating the front of the neck is a female head. It has a handle made of three ribbed lines which are flattened at the mouth. The body is decorated with 7 bands of brown paint and the head has been painted to pick out the features and hair. It isn't clear whether this is meant to represent an actual individual or a generic female face. Other objects with women represented on them have been interpreted as goddesses, such as Juno or Minerva, but it is not clear in this case. Production date 0200 - 0400 Production period Roman Material ceramic Dimensions height: 145.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1922.4337
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

flagon
Description

A flagon made of buff ceramic. Decorating the front of the neck is a female head. It has a handle made of three ribbed lines which are flattened at the mouth. The body is decorated with 7 bands of brown paint and the head has been painted to pick out the features and hair. It isn't clear whether this is meant to represent an actual individual or a generic female face. Other objects with women represented on them have been interpreted as goddesses, such as Juno or Minerva, but it is not clear in this case.
Production date

0200 - 0400
Production period

Roman
Material

ceramic
Dimensions

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