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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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Trierer Spruchbecher

Trier saying mug

This very fine and thin-walled black varnish ceramic was produced exclusively in Trier potteries in the 3rd and 4th centuries and delivered to the Gallic and Germanic provinces. Characteristic of the ceramic genre is a shiny metallic coating and mostly white decorations and inscriptions applied using the barbotine technique.

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Terra Sigillata-Schüssel

Terra Sigillata bowl

The shiny red-covered bowl was made in Rheinzabern. It comes from the production of the potter Julis II. A special feature is the chained dog, applied freehand using the barbotine technique, on the wide edge of the bowl.

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Wandscherbe eines Bechers

Wall shard of a cup

Cup of the form Dragendorff 30. In the center of the shard there is a female figure in a robe turned to the right, above which the remains of a bearded head looking to the left can be seen.

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Bruchstück einer Schüssel

Fragment of a bowl

Terra sigillata vessel of the form Dragendorff 37 in the style of Satto from the Sigillata pottery of Blickweiler (Saarpfalz district). To the left of a tree wrapped in vines you can see a seated man dressed in Phrygian costume. To the right, Mars is walking with a lance in his hand and a tropaion (temporary monument to a battle made of pieces of armor and weapons) on his left shoulder.

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Statuette einer sitzenden Muttergottheit

Statuette of a seated mother goddess

The goddess wears a thin undergarment, the tunica, belted under the breast, and over it an outer garment made of heavy cloth, the palla. She sits on a high-backed throne. There are fruits on the robe in her lap and she holds an apple in her left hand.

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Kopflampe

Headlamp

The lamp shows the typical face of a Silenus with a shaggy beard and a pinched nose. The Silenus refers to an aging satyr, who is handed down in ancient mythology as a nature-loving hybrid of a human and a horse or goat.

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Statuette eines Löwen

Statuette of a lion

The lion stands upright with its head held high and its muscles tense. The mouth is wide open. The eyes are set deep under the strong brow arches in the strikingly modeled skull. Strong, dense tufts of fur form the powerful mane, which reaches deep down to the back and chest.

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