Roman Face Flagon, Coventina's Well

Details
Coventina was the Romano-British Goddess of water, wells and springs, probably corresponding to the Roman Goddess Minerva.   One of the most famous sites that appear to be strongly connected to Coventina is Brocolitia on Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland. 

This site, now known as Conentina's well, consisted of a walled area where a well had been built to contain the overflow from a natural spring. It was within this well that the original of this face flagon was discovered almost intact   It is believed to have been a votive offering to Coventina. 

The shrine is next to an area where a Mithraeum has been discovered. It was common for the Romans to group their religious shrines in this way.  

Slight Second - This flagon has a hairline crack at the neck of the vessel. You can see the extent of the crack in the images. It does not affect their beauty, but it does affect the price   Grab yourself a bargain. 

Materials

Earthenware clay and a thin glaze

Dimensions

Approx. 300 mm tall, diameter 174 mm 

Production

As with all my Museum Quality Replicas, this pot has been made, as the original would have been,  entirely by hand from natural clay and using replicas of the types of tools that the Roman makers would have used.
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