Roman Empire

Cucullatus-Lampe

Cucullatus lamp

The hollow cast bronze statuette shows a bow-legged man in a hooded cloak (cucullus). Originally the upper part of the hood formed a lid. The coat leaves the strongly domed belly and the widely protruding phallus exposed at the front. The phallus ends in an open spout, it is hollow and connected to the interior.

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Büste einer Bacchantin

Bust of a Bacchante

The bust represents a Bacchante, a female creature from the entourage of the god Bacchus. The upper body stands in a calyx of leaves and is dressed in a thin undergarment over which the fur (nebris) of a deer is drawn.

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Truhengriff mit Darstellung des Neptun

Chest handle depicting Neptune

The handle, flattened on the back, was attached with eyelets to split pins that were attached to a wooden box or chest.
In the middle of the construction is a bust of the bearded sea god Neptune. The bust is carried on both sides by dolphins in their open mouths.

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Schlüsselgriff

Key handle

The key handle in the shape of a dog's head shows the square shaft for the actual iron key bit on its solidly cast underside. The head with a blunt, open muzzle and flat, pointed ears lies on the dog's outstretched forelegs.

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Dodecahedron

The dodecahedron, also known as the pentagonal dodecahedron, is a dice-like body with twelve pentagonal faces. Twelve round openings of different sizes break through the surfaces. The openings are framed by concentric grooves and notches.

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Traubenflasche

Grape bottle

The bottle, which was blown into a two-part mold, was quite realistically crafted with its three-dimensional berries. After shaping, the two curved handles were attached; The bottle did not have a stand.

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Fischbecher

Fish cup

The colorless, crystal-clear edge shard comes from a steep-sided glass beaker with a rounded, thickened lip. Just below the edge, the image of a fish swimming to the right is engraved with sweeping lines.

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Phalluskanne

Phallic jug

The pear-shaped vessel has a pouring spout in the shape of a phallus that projects upwards at an angle, underneath which are two small, hemispherical testicles. On the opposite side was a face that is only partially preserved. Sturdy handles were attached on both sides.

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Gesichtstopf

Face pot

The large storage vessel had a face on each of two opposite sides. Eyes, mouth, nose, ears and eyebrows were made of thin beads of clay. Small punctures and scratches indicate eyelashes, beard hair and eyebrows. Two phalli were attached between the two faces - also placed three-dimensionally.

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