Basic info

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Face urn

Vessel

Object category

Roman

Description

Fragment of a small face-pot fragment; funerary urn with a human face stylised onto it. Face decoration is hand-moulded onto the neck of the vessel and depicts a male figure with wide, staring eyes, an elongated nose and an open mouth. The hair is cut short and wavy. A fingerprint of the potter is evident in the upper left side of the face. A small amount of light-orange paint remains below the neck. Crambeck ware.

Production date start

250

Production date end

410

Period

Roman