Cernunnos in Slovenia?

A  tombstone  with  seven  busts  (second  or  early  third centur y  AD),  which  was  most  probably  discovered  at Črnomelj in Bela Krajina, displays poorly visible side reliefs. On  the  right  side  a  human  figure  with  horns  and  hooves and a dog trying to bite his thigh are depicted. On...

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Published inArheološki vestnik (Acta archaeologica) Vol. 61; pp. 175 - 186
Main Author SASEL KOS, Marjeta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
German
Published Ljubljana Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti 2010
ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC
Subjects
Cults, religions and funeral rites
Ethnology and art
Europe
Iron Age
Metal Ages
Methodology and general studies
Prehistory and protohistory
roman period; slovenia; črnomelj; pan-nonia; cernunnos; actaeon
South East Europe
Iron Age
Roman antiquity
Celts
Europe
Slovenia
Actaeon
Cernunnos
Human sacrifice
Iconography
Grave
Pannonia
Roman period
Slovenia
God
Relief
Plaque
Crnomelj
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Summary:A  tombstone  with  seven  busts  (second  or  early  third centur y  AD),  which  was  most  probably  discovered  at Črnomelj in Bela Krajina, displays poorly visible side reliefs. On  the  right  side  a  human  figure  with  horns  and  hooves and a dog trying to bite his thigh are depicted. On the left a  horseman  holding  a  spear  is  represented  in  the  upper field,  while  in  the  lower  part  three  figures  are  depicted, of whom the middle one is a woman; a man with a spear is standing in front of her.Peter  Petru  explained  the  badly  preserved  figures  as scenes  referring  to  the  Celtic  god  Cernunnos  and  to  hu-man  sacrifice  performed  in  his  honour.  However,  these depictions would better correspond to the episodes from the myth of Actaeon
ISSN:0570-8966
1581-1204
1581-1204