Histria antiqua, Vol. 19 No. 19, 2010.
Original scientific paper
FACIAL VESSELS FROM POETOVIO
Mojca VOMER GOJKOVIČ
; Pokrajinski muzej Ptuj Muzejski trg 1 2250 Ptuj, Slovenia
Abstract
Since prehistoric times appear different forms of
containers, including containers are also in the form of
the human body or human face.
Facial vessels are among the most unusual and
interesting types of ceramics produced in the Roman
period. First, they occur in Italy, but they soon expanded
to the limits of military sites along the Rhine and Danube,
and from there have spread to Britain and the Dacijo.
In Pannonia, were found in many locations (Brigetio,
Poetovio, Neviodunum). Although not common, they
are also found in most provinces of the Roman Empire,
some of which was found west of the Rhine, especially in
Belgium and Spain. Also in Poetovio facial vessels occur
frequently. They are dated to the time of the first to the
fourth century.
Faces appear in two types of vessels, namely the major
and minor facial mug cup. Face jugs are similar forms
such as kitchen pots, usually made of coarse pottery and 20-
25 cm high, but may be lower or higher, sometimes 35 cm
high or more. Face bowls are smaller, have a form of bowls
or drinking cups, Most often they are fine construction and
are mainly between 9-12 cm high, and some may be up
to 20 cm high and are classified as “major facial case”,
as they respond to other very similar, large beakers forms,
mostly dated in the second and third century.
Face the potter formed containers individually,
sometimes crude, often meticulously with precision. Faces
have strange, mysterious, somewhat comically portrayed
terms unusual for classical and natural images that are
associated with the Roman period. Faces in the jugs and
beakers are always somewhat stylized and schematic,
moves are simple and are modelled by hand, some
features are complemented with cuts and stabs. Wall pot
is modelling of the face usually stable, sometimes eye socket
slightly indented or chin pushed outwards. On the face jugs
faces are on the upper half of the pot and often quite high
at the shoulders or just below the rim or the neck. On the
face beakers face a much larger and covers a large part
of the container.
There are also other less common types of bowls or cups
with a face that is different from consideration of facial
vessels. These are containers with one or more administered
masks or faces. On Poetovios ceramic jugs appear to have
administered under the handles look genius.
Masks and faces appear on oil lamps; images of child
and face masks, comic or tragic, or both, divinities are
depicted on oil lamps held by the museum in Ptuj.
Special forms of masks or faces are antefixes, the front
tiles on the roofs of Roman villas and temples. Their images
represent the human faces, of women or men.
More naturalistic faces are on sculptures, mosaics, wall
paintings or on metal or ceramic vessels. Faces of the vessels
are often illustrated hair on the face, but sometimes horns,
wings, or snakes, which is typical of the gods or goddesses,
and they can be identified.
Face-pots are quite frequent in 1st till 4th century
Poetovio, most frequent in time of towns biggest size and
economy growth in 2nd till 3rd century, and are also known
from major sites in Slovenia, in Emona, Neviodunum
and other.
Face to face containers is rarely possible to identify.
Their stylized, schematic faces are often very different from
almost all other known images or mask from the Roman
period. Likely to fall within the scope of popular art and folk
traditions in Italy or in the Roman provinces.
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85464
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Publication date:
1.11.2010.
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