Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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Volume 74: Issue 1
A recently discovered cameo and a few considerations on the glyptics from Apulum (Roman Dacia)
Author:
Radu Ota National Museum of the Union, Alba Iulia, 12–14 Mihai Viteazul Street, RO 510010, Alba Iulia, Romania

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Pages:
45–50
Online Publication Date:
16 Jun 2023
Publication Date:
16 Jun 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/072.2023.00003
Keywords:
Cameo; glyptics; Gorgon Medusa; workshop; municipium Septimium Apulense
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Abstract

In this paper, the author draws the attention of experts to a new glyphic discovery from Apulum. It is a schematic portrait of the Gorgon Medusa, depicted on a three-layered sardonyx. Based on parallels and the manufacturing technique, the author concludes that the piece originates from the workshops of Viminacium, Upper Moesia. The cameo is dated in the second half of the second century AD, prior the time when the canabae of the XIII Gemina legion rose to the status of municipium (ante AD 197). It is the only glyptic piece that bears the image of Medusa that's Dacian origin is certain. From an artistic point of view, it is a modest quality of execution, below the average provincial level. Furthermore, the author makes some remarks on the gems found in the collections of the National Museum of the Union in Alba Iulia, with a few additions and clarifications regarding the place of discovery and the possibility of the existence of a workshop of cavatores gemmarum at Apulum.

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