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Lisieux: Gallo-Roman earthenware flagon (1st c. AD)
Lisieux: earthenware flagon (Caen Mus.Normandie; photo Athena Review 2013)
This
earthenware flagon or jug, covered with a thin lead glaze, was found in
a grave at Lisieux dating from the 1st century AD. The vessel was
manufactured in a pottery workshop in Central Gaul, and imported to the
Normandy region.
Vessels for serving food and drink were often placed in Gallo-Roman graves.
Lisieux, located about 25 miles (40 km) east of Caen, was occupied from the 1st century AD onward by Roman settlements, and has necropoli dating from several periods.
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