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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1923.4631 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name pot sherd, face pot Description Fragment of a face pot dating to AD 43-300. It was discovered in a cemetery area close to the Roman city's entrance. 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 period Roman Material ceramic, red ware Dimensions face width: 120.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1923.4631
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

pot sherd, face pot
Description

Fragment of a face pot dating to AD 43-300. It was discovered in a cemetery area close to the Roman city's entrance. 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 period

Roman
Material

ceramic, red ware
Dimensions
Location

In Store

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