New Roman Figurines from South-Western Slovakia Cover Image

Nové rímske figurálne plastiky z juhozápadného Slovenska
New Roman Figurines from South-Western Slovakia

Author(s): Ján Rajtár
Contributor(s): Viera Tejbusová (Translator)
Subject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: Roman metal figurines; Germanic settlements; South-Western Slovakia;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents new finds of Roman metal figurines which come from collections at Germanic settlements in south-western Slovakia. Two bronze figurines – a small statuette of Mercury and a naked male figure (probably Apollo?) – were discovered in Zvočín. Another small bronze statuette of Amor and a lead figurine of an unidentifiable male deity come from a nearby Germanic settlement in Bohuslavice nad Trnavou. Fragment of a hand with a pouch from a Mercury statuette comes from the settlement in Hronovce-Vozokany nad Hronom. This has increased not only the number of such finds, but also the scale of deities represented in the local Germanic environment. They can be considered evidence of penetration of Roman influences in the spiritual sphere and religious ideas of the Germanic population.

  • Issue Year: 23/2019
  • Issue No: SUPPL.
  • Page Range: 493-500
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Slovak