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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1923.4595 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name pot, face pot, cremation vessel Description This face pot was excavated from the area of Stanwell Street in Colchester, over 100 years ago, and dates to AD 43-300. The cremation does not survive. Face pots are unusual Roman cremation vessels that have a face applied to the body of the pot. Although there are similarities in style, each one is unique in some way. They are rare in Britain, but Colchester has one of the largest collections. Face pots have been associated with the Roman army, and this may explain their popularity in Colchester, which had a strong military community from AD 49. It is still unknown whether the face was meant to represent an image of the deceased, a god or goddess or had some other meaning. Production date 0043 - 0300 Production period Roman Material ceramic, grey ware Dimensions height: 208.00 mm diameter: 180.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1923.4595
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

pot, face pot, cremation vessel
Description

This face pot was excavated from the area of Stanwell Street in Colchester, over 100 years ago, and dates to AD 43-300. The cremation does not survive. Face pots are unusual Roman cremation vessels that have a face applied to the body of the pot. Although there are similarities in style, each one is unique in some way. They are rare in Britain, but Colchester has one of the largest collections. Face pots have been associated with the Roman army, and this may explain their popularity in Colchester, which had a strong military community from AD 49. It is still unknown whether the face was meant to represent an image of the deceased, a god or goddess or had some other meaning.
Production date

0043 - 0300
Production period

Roman
Material

ceramic, grey ware
Dimensions

Details