Roman Face Pots

Replicas of Roman face cups from Pompeii are part of Huber’s installation Along and Through, which was originally exhibited within the House of the Cryptoporticus at Pompeii. This teaching material playfully explores what Roman face pots are and their history, while linking Italian and British Roman sites. It encourages pupils to explore the Roman heritage they share with Pompeii and Herculaneum and the rich connections between Roman and contemporary visual culture, while creatively engaging them with Roman history.

The teaching resource Roman Face Pots contains an adaptable Powerpoint presentation for schools: Roman Face Pots, together with its respective worksheet (PDF). These built on the research done for Expanded Interiors. The Powerpoint presentation is also available as a PDF.  

These educational resources are created for Key Stage 2 pupils (aged from 7 – 11; years 3,4,5 and 6).

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Design by Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.                                                                                                  
Texts by Catrin Huber (text on slide 21), Eniko Hudak, Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.
Concept by Catrin Huber, Eniko Hudak, Dr Thea Ravasi, Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.

Please note that you can adapt the Powerpoint presentation to your own needs, however all the images are protected under the following licence: CC BY-NC-ND-4.0.

Please also note that this Powerpoint presentation ‘Roman Face Pots' contains a link to a video by master potter Graham Taylor from Potted-History, who has created for Expanded Interiors Re-Staged a hands-on introduction and demonstration to how the Romans made their face pots, together with instructions and a demonstration for children (and adults) to do their own face pots.

Roman Interiors

As part of Expanded Interiors Catrin Huber developed three large-scale installations that responded to and were in dialogue with the interior decorations, wall paintings, and architecture of two Roman houses: the House of the Cryptoporticus at Pompeii and the House of the Beautiful Courtyard in Herculaneum. This teaching material aims to creatively engage pupils with Roman interior decoration both in Italy and the UK, while linking it to their present day life. Pupils will also discover how a contemporary artist responded to an archaeological site, and will be encouraged to do their own artworks in response.

Teaching resource: Roman Interiors contains an adaptable Powerpoint presentation for schools: Roman Interiors, together with its respective worksheet (PDF). These built on the research done for Expanded Interiors. The Powerpoint presentation is also available as a PDF.

These educational resources are created for Key Stage 2 pupils (aged from 7 – 11; years 3,4,5 and 6).

Click here to download resources.

Design by Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.
Texts by Catrin Huber, Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.
Concept by Catrin Huber, Dr Thea Ravasi, Dr Harriet Sutcliffe.

Please note that you can adapt the Powerpoint presentation to your own needs, however all the images are protected under the following licence: CC BY-NC-ND-4.0.