Bull Head-Shaped Spout

3D Model

• Origin: The Netherlands
• Date: Around 1st Century AC
• Material: Clay
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Capturing: Nikon EOS 250D
• Processing: Agisoft Metashape Professional Software
• Created by: Dimopoulou, Elisavet & Yan, Yuehui

This wine pouring spout was found underneath Hotel Derlon at the square of Our Lady. A very improtant site were remains of a possible Roman sanctuary were found and the remains of the Roman fortress from the 4th century. This spout could stratigraphically be dated to the late Iron and early Roman period, making it one of the oldest Roman objects found in Maastricht.

There are two angular horns at the top of the spout, which are broken at their ends. The eyes of the bull can still be vaguely seen below the horns. The mouth of the bull’s head is a circular hole that connects with the opening at the bottom of the object. In the past, the spout was a part of a wine vessel, allowing the wine to flow through the circular spout.

Theme: Daily Life and Death