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Autun: Gallo-Roman goblet of terra sigillata from Lezoux
Autun: Terra sigillata goblet (Musee Rolin; photo Athena Review 2012)
This
fragment of a mould-made, decorated goblet with a metallic sheen was
found in 1984 excavations at 11 rue du Chatelet in Autun. It is a
variant of terra sigillata, a fine paste pottery derived from Italian
Arretine Ware, and mass-produced at workshops in Gaul.
The pot (inv. 86.3) was made in the early 2nd century AD at the Atelier of Lezoux, in Puy-le-Dome, by the master potters Libertus and Butrio. Decoration includes figures of Hercules and other deities, amid repeated motifs of braziers and altars.
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