Roman item made of mammoth tusk from Romuliana
Апстракт
In 2005 an interesting bone object, a fragment of carved head of an elephant, was discovered during systematical archaeological excavation in Romuliana. It was found in the south-east part of fortified imperial palace in the cultural layer dated in the end of 4th and the beginning of 5th centuries. The analysis of material of this item unexpectedly showed that the figure of elephant was carved out from a mammoth tusk. So far, this is the unique Roman object identified to be made of mammoth tusk. The head of the elephant was a part of a figurine of the armored animal, often presented in Hellenistic art. This figurine could be a part of luxurious furniture or chariot, and probably derives from the horizon of life in imperial residence of Galerius.
Кључне речи:
Felix Romuliana / Serbia / palace / Hellenistic art / Galerius / elephant / mammoth / ivoryИзвор:
Bioarchaeology in Balkans. Balance and Perspectives. Papers of the Bioarchaeological section of The Serbian Archaeological Society, 2013Издавач:
- Serbian Archaeological Society
- Blago Sirmijuma
Институција/група
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Petković, Sofija PY - 2013 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1247 AB - In 2005 an interesting bone object, a fragment of carved head of an elephant, was discovered during systematical archaeological excavation in Romuliana. It was found in the south-east part of fortified imperial palace in the cultural layer dated in the end of 4th and the beginning of 5th centuries. The analysis of material of this item unexpectedly showed that the figure of elephant was carved out from a mammoth tusk. So far, this is the unique Roman object identified to be made of mammoth tusk. The head of the elephant was a part of a figurine of the armored animal, often presented in Hellenistic art. This figurine could be a part of luxurious furniture or chariot, and probably derives from the horizon of life in imperial residence of Galerius. PB - Serbian Archaeological Society PB - Blago Sirmijuma T2 - Bioarchaeology in Balkans. Balance and Perspectives. Papers of the Bioarchaeological section of The Serbian Archaeological Society T1 - Roman item made of mammoth tusk from Romuliana UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1247 ER -
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Petković, S.. (2013). Roman item made of mammoth tusk from Romuliana. in Bioarchaeology in Balkans. Balance and Perspectives. Papers of the Bioarchaeological section of The Serbian Archaeological Society Serbian Archaeological Society.. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1247
Petković S. Roman item made of mammoth tusk from Romuliana. in Bioarchaeology in Balkans. Balance and Perspectives. Papers of the Bioarchaeological section of The Serbian Archaeological Society. 2013;. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1247 .
Petković, Sofija, "Roman item made of mammoth tusk from Romuliana" in Bioarchaeology in Balkans. Balance and Perspectives. Papers of the Bioarchaeological section of The Serbian Archaeological Society (2013), https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1247 .