Food and Drink

Halbdeckel eines Becken

Half cover of a basin

The half lid made of sheet bronze was originally soldered onto a flat basin with a rounded bottom. This basin had a pouring spout in front of which a strainer insert was attached. Sieve basins with half lids are considered tableware and were probably used to filter out suspended matter such as coarsely chopped spices from wine or beer.

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Bronzekanne

Bronze jug

The shiny brass-colored jug owes its good state of preservation to the fact that it survived the centuries in a well over 14 m deep. The handle of the vessel is richly decorated. The mouth of the handle is decorated with a palmette with rolled ends, from which two stylized bird heads develop and lie around the edge of the jug.

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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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