The Thracian rider on a new bas-relief discovered at Capidava Cover Image

Eroul cavaler pe un nou relief descoperit la Capidava
The Thracian rider on a new bas-relief discovered at Capidava

Author(s): Mihai Duca
Subject(s): Archaeology
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: Capidava; bas-relief; Thracian Rider;

Summary/Abstract: The current paper brings into discussion an archaeological artefact discovered at Capidava, during the 2015 archaeological campaign. This artefact is a slab of limestone with a bas-relief representation of the Thracian Rider, a local Thracian deity widespread among the Lower Danube provinces. The bas-relief was discovered in the SW part of the fort as a spolia, reused as construction material in a late Roman wall. In terms of its representation the bas-relief goes along with the iconographic local style. Only by analogy the find is dated around 2nd –3 rd centuries AD.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-188
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian
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