Sigillaria (ancient Rome)
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For the extinct plant genus, see Sigillaria.
In ancient Roman culture, sigillaria were pottery or wax figurines given as traditional gifts during the Saturnalia. Sigillaria as a proper noun was also the name for the last day of the Saturnalia, December 23,[1] and for a place where sigillaria were sold.[2] A sigillarius was a person who made and sold sigillaria, perhaps as an offshoot of pottery manufacture.[3]
The Via Sigillaria in Rome was a street dedicated to manufacturing and selling these gifts.[4]