Religion in the House

Kaufmann‐Heinimann, Annemarie

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“…106 Some hoard finds containing copper-alloy figurines that are presumably derived from shrines include bells, such as those from Brèves and La Comelle-sous-Beuvray. 107 That bells were associated with luck is also demonstrated by the dice tower from Froitzheim (Germany), where originally three bells hung just above the stairs down which the dice would have tumbled. 108 Another curious example comes from a grave in Rebenstorf (Free Germany), where a bronze container has three small bells fitted to its outside, possibly to protect its contents.…”

Section: The Ritual and Apotropaic Funtion Of Bellsmentioning

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The Sound of Magic? Bells in Roman Britain

Eckardt

Williams²

2018

Britannia

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Bells are recorded in many published excavation reports from Roman sites, but there has been no previous study of the British material. This paper explores the significance of bells in the Roman world from both a ritual and functional perspective. We create a first typology of Romano-British bells, provide an understanding of their chronology and examine any spatial and social differences in their use. Special attention is paid to bells from funerary or ritual contexts in order to explore the symbolic significance of these small objects. Bells from other parts of the Roman world are considered to provide comparisons with those from Roman Britain. The paper demonstrates that small bells were used as protective charms and may have been preferentially placed into the graves of children and young women. The paper identifies a new, probably Roman type of bell that has no parallels within the Empire, although similar pieces occur in first-and second-century graves in the Black Sea region.

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Section: The Ritual and Apotropaic Funtion Of Bellsmentioning

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The Sound of Magic? Bells in Roman Britain

Eckardt

Williams²

2018

Britannia

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“…Ont-ils été déposés dans un laraire ou consacrés dans un temple ? La présence d'inscriptions votives, désormais authentifiées par la découverte récente d'une troisième dédicace mentionnant un Atespatus, irait plutôt dans le sens de la seconde hypothèse 55 . Quoi qu'il en soit, il s'agissait d'une démarche privée.…”

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Les yeux d’Auguste et de Livie au musée du Louvre : une nouvelle technique antique identifiée

Descamps-Lequime¹,

Biron²,

Langlois³

2017

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Discovered in Neuilly-le-Réal (Allier, France) in 1816, the bronze portraits of Augustus and Livia have been decisively rehabilitated as a result of a collaborative project undertaken by the Louvre and the C2RMF. Research has shown that the typological, stylistic and epigraphic anomalies, observed on several occasions, should be related to the Gallo-Roman context of the creation of the two busts. An unprecedented ancient technique in the manufacture of the eyes (opaque white glass, black-looking glass with no division between the different colours) came to light. Elementary chemical analysis confirmed that the eyes were produced using luxury glassmaking techniques-coloured glassware with cameo decoration, millefiori glassware, jewelleryprobably between AD 30 and AD 70. The two ex-votos, dedicated by Atespatus, may thus be dated to after the death of Augustus.

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“…Only a hoard from Neuvy-en-Sullias (Loiret) departs from this norm and contains a group of highly individual figurines in combination with others in a classical style. 94 This hoard was found during quarrying in a pit lined with brick. The figurines in classical style include Mars and Aesculapius and a carriage fitting with a figurine of a child Hercules under an arch of vines.…”

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Style and Substance: Some Metal Figurines from South-West Britain

Durham

2014

Britannia

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A hoard found in Southbroom, Devizes in 1714 contained a group of copper-alloy figurines executed in both classical and local styles and depicting deities belonging to the Graeco-Roman and Gallo-Roman pantheons. The deities in a local style appear to form part of a larger tradition of figurines, predominantly found in the South-West, which are characterised both by a similar artistic style and by the use of Gallo-Roman symbolism and deities, such as the torc, ram-horned snake, carnivorous dog and Sucellus. The unique composition of the hoard in comparison with other hoards of similar date provides insights into the beliefs of Roman Britain.

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Religion in the House

Cited by 8 publications

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The Sound of Magic? Bells in Roman Britain

The Sound of Magic? Bells in Roman Britain

Les yeux d’Auguste et de Livie au musée du Louvre : une nouvelle technique antique identifiée

Style and Substance: Some Metal Figurines from South-West Britain

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