The bronze signum from Timacum Maius and its cultic attribution
Apstrakt
The bronze signum discussed in this paper was discovered by archaeological
excavation on the site of Timacum Maius in 2010. Found in the area of a
luxurious Roman-period building, the artefact shows a tapering body with a
central conical socket similar to a spearhead socket. It is one of the
twenty-three known signa of the so-called classical-type. Most of them were
found in the context of the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, and we also presume
the cultic purpose of the bronze signum from Timacum Maius. A similar find
comes from Jupiter Dolichenus’ shrine in Egeta on the Danube limes with an
inscription that connects it directly with the Dolichenian cult, and with the
First Cohort of Cretans (Cohors I Cretum), the unit which had previously been
stationed at Timacus Maius. The signum from Timacum Maius is most likely also
connected with the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus and chronologically belongs to
a period which is much earlier than the Severan age.
Ključne reči:
Signum / Timacum MaiusIzvor:
Balcanica, 2016, 47, 25-33Izdavač:
- Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Balkanološki institut, Beograd
Finansiranje / projekti:
- Društvo, duhovno-materijalna kultura i komunikacije u praistoriji i ranoj istoriji Balkana (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-177012)
Institucija/grupa
Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Petrović, Vladimir P. AU - Filipović, Vojislav PY - 2016 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/251 AB - The bronze signum discussed in this paper was discovered by archaeological excavation on the site of Timacum Maius in 2010. Found in the area of a luxurious Roman-period building, the artefact shows a tapering body with a central conical socket similar to a spearhead socket. It is one of the twenty-three known signa of the so-called classical-type. Most of them were found in the context of the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, and we also presume the cultic purpose of the bronze signum from Timacum Maius. A similar find comes from Jupiter Dolichenus’ shrine in Egeta on the Danube limes with an inscription that connects it directly with the Dolichenian cult, and with the First Cohort of Cretans (Cohors I Cretum), the unit which had previously been stationed at Timacus Maius. The signum from Timacum Maius is most likely also connected with the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus and chronologically belongs to a period which is much earlier than the Severan age. PB - Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Balkanološki institut, Beograd T2 - Balcanica T1 - The bronze signum from Timacum Maius and its cultic attribution EP - 33 IS - 47 SP - 25 DO - 10.2298/BALC1647025P ER -
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Petrović, V. P.,& Filipović, V.. (2016). The bronze signum from Timacum Maius and its cultic attribution. in Balcanica Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Balkanološki institut, Beograd.(47), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1647025P
Petrović VP, Filipović V. The bronze signum from Timacum Maius and its cultic attribution. in Balcanica. 2016;(47):25-33. doi:10.2298/BALC1647025P .
Petrović, Vladimir P., Filipović, Vojislav, "The bronze signum from Timacum Maius and its cultic attribution" in Balcanica, no. 47 (2016):25-33, https://doi.org/10.2298/BALC1647025P . .