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Cooking Pot burial at Xanten, Germany

Buried in a Cooking Pot The Germans had no special ceramic objects for their graves; they used cooking and dining dishes, as well as storage vessels .

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The Boy of Luttingen (Xanten, Germany)

The Boy of Luttingen (Bronze) served to carry trays and was probably installed in one of the legate palaces of Vetera I.

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