Lucius Ferenius
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Lucius Ferenius, around 125 (in, what is now, Dilzen, Belgium) – around 150 Heerlen, was a Roman Potter.
In 1971 during an excavation on the Putgraaf in Heerlen, an exploded Roman kiln was discovered. Between the pieces of the kiln some fragments of a jar were found with the life story of the potter written on them. From the fragments Lucius was born in Feresne, now called Dilzen in Belgium[1].
The jar was made for his wife Amaka. Because Lucius was superstitious he scratched the Latin alphabet in the jar to fend off demons and bad tidings[2].
[edit] Text on the jar
"Lucius Fernius has made for Amaka (this jar)/Lucius, in his birthplace called Metcius, has made this jar for her in his business/(I,) Lucius, devote (this jar) to the good god of Fere(s)ne (?), my birthplace" [3]
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