Inscriptions of “Good Luck” on Roman Objects from Viminacium
Abstract
Recent discovery of a small lead tablet (or a plate, tray?) with an incised inscription utere was
the oppurtunity to review other objects with this inscription or its Greek equivalent found at Viminacium.
So far, the inscription utere/utere felix or its abbreviations have been found on a lead tablet, fingerrings,
mirror frame and belt sets from Viminacium. This inscription made objects used in everyday life
apotropaic, or some of the objects were intentionally made in the shape of the letters of this formula, with
purpose to protect and bring good luck to its owner.
Keywords:
Viminacium / jewlery / mirror-frames / fibulae / inscriptions / utere felix / apotropaic purposeSource:
Ephemeris Napocensis, 2017, XXVII, 203-212Publisher:
- Cluj-Napoca : Romanian Academy - Institute of Archaeology and History of Art
Funding / projects:
- IRS - Viminacium, roman city and military legion camp - research of material and non-material of inhabitants by using the modern technologies of remote detection, geophysics, GIS, digitalisation and 3D visualisation (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47018)
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Institution/Community
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Kosanović, Ivana AU - Milovanović, Bebina PY - 2017 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1284 AB - Recent discovery of a small lead tablet (or a plate, tray?) with an incised inscription utere was the oppurtunity to review other objects with this inscription or its Greek equivalent found at Viminacium. So far, the inscription utere/utere felix or its abbreviations have been found on a lead tablet, fingerrings, mirror frame and belt sets from Viminacium. This inscription made objects used in everyday life apotropaic, or some of the objects were intentionally made in the shape of the letters of this formula, with purpose to protect and bring good luck to its owner. PB - Cluj-Napoca : Romanian Academy - Institute of Archaeology and History of Art T2 - Ephemeris Napocensis T1 - Inscriptions of “Good Luck” on Roman Objects from Viminacium EP - 212 IS - XXVII SP - 203 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1284 ER -
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Kosanović, I.,& Milovanović, B.. (2017). Inscriptions of “Good Luck” on Roman Objects from Viminacium. in Ephemeris Napocensis Cluj-Napoca : Romanian Academy - Institute of Archaeology and History of Art.(XXVII), 203-212. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1284
Kosanović I, Milovanović B. Inscriptions of “Good Luck” on Roman Objects from Viminacium. in Ephemeris Napocensis. 2017;(XXVII):203-212. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1284 .
Kosanović, Ivana, Milovanović, Bebina, "Inscriptions of “Good Luck” on Roman Objects from Viminacium" in Ephemeris Napocensis, no. XXVII (2017):203-212, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1284 .