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Lezoux (63) Musée départemental de la céramique

© Alain Maillot, collections du musée départemental de la céramique à Lezoux

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This andirons, like most of the andirons of this period, is shaped like a ram's head, a persistent Gallic tradition whose symbolic content probably refers to religious beliefs and the worship of domestic deities. Found between two heating channels of a potter's kiln, its location was therefore chosen with care, as close as possible to the hearth!

Where to find it

Lezoux (63) Musée départemental de la céramique
39, rue de la République

63190 Lezoux

Commune of discovery

Locality

Z.A.C. de l'Enclos

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1985

Chief Scientist

BET, Philippe

Inventory number

001-17-0016

Scope

Economy and trade ➔ Handicrafts

Materials

Terracotta ➔ Architectural

Chronological period

Gallo-Roman [- 50 / 476] ➔ Early Imperial [27 / 235]

Dimensions

H. 170 mm, L. 90 mm, l. 110 mm, 1,620 g

Bibliographie

Les installations de potiers gallo-romains sur le site de la Zac de l'Enclos à Lezoux, SFECAG, 1987.