Gallo-Roman Bronzes and the Process of Romanization: The Cobannus Hoard /

Gallo-Roman Bronzes and the Process of Romanization: The Cobannus Hoard / / John Pollini.

This book constitutes the first comprehensive publication of a cache of eight bronzes from east-central Gaul. The types of objects and accompanying inscriptions suggest that these bronzes originally came from a sanctuary of a god named Cobannus. The first part of the book describes, analyzes, and in...

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Superior document:Monumenta Graeca et Romana ; 9
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Pollini, John
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2002.
Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
Series:Monumenta Graeca et Romana ; 9.
Physical Description:1 online resource (196 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Chapter One. The Physical Evidence1
  • A. Objects in theJ. Paul Getty Museum1
  • 1. Portrait A1
  • 2. Portrait B3
  • Characteristics Common to Both Portraits A and B3
  • Differences between the Two Portraits5
  • 3. Money-Chest (Arca) with Ring-Key5
  • 4. Statue of Cobannus7
  • B. Objects in the Shelby White - Leon Levy Collection10
  • 5. Warrior-God A10
  • 6. Warrior-God B11
  • 7. Statuette of Stag12
  • 8. Ring-Handle Pail13
  • Chapter Two. Analysis and Interpretation of Individual Objects -Style, Display, Workshop,
  • Dating15
  • A. Getty Portrait Busts15
  • Preliminary Technical Conclusions15
  • Provincial Portraiture and Workshop Styles21
  • B. Money-Chest (Arca) with Ring-Key25
  • C. Statue of Cobannus27
  • D. Warrior-God A31
  • E. Warrior-God B32
  • F Statuette of Stag33
  • G. Ring-Handle Pail (Olla Extaris or Situla)35
  • H. Place of Manufacture of Objects from the Cobannus Hoard38
  • Chapter Three. The Inscriptional Evidence 41
  • A. Statue of Cobannus43
  • B. Warrior-God A44
  • C. Warrior-God B45
  • D. Ring-H andle Pail46
  • E. External Inscriptional Evidence 49
  • Chapter Four. The Iconography and Roles of Servile Ministrants54
  • Chapter Five. Conclusions: Cultic and Cultural Context63
  • Dating of and Relationships among Objects from the Hoard and/or Dedicants63
  • Location of the Worship and Shrine of Cobannus64
  • Nature of the Worship of Cobannus67
  • The Imperial Cult and the Iuventus70
  • Romanization: Adaptation and Transformation73.

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