Bronze Statuettes from the Athenian Agora: Evidence for Domestic Cults in Roman Greece

This study presents two deposits of bronze statuettes discovered in the Athenian Agora. Both groups were found with material associated with the Herulian sack ofa.d.267/8. The author proposes that these statuettes were used in the service of domestic cults. The Greek, Roman, and Egyptian deities rep...

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Published in:Hesperia 2014-01, Vol.83 (1), p.143-187
Main Author: Sharpe, Heather F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altars
Arm
Bronze
Bronzes
Cults
Deities
Figurines
Greek language
Hair
History
Home altars
Rooms
Statues
Terracotta
Traditions
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Summary:This study presents two deposits of bronze statuettes discovered in the Athenian Agora. Both groups were found with material associated with the Herulian sack ofa.d.267/8. The author proposes that these statuettes were used in the service of domestic cults. The Greek, Roman, and Egyptian deities represented illustrate the diversity of domestic cult activities current in Athens during the mid-3rd centurya.d.While the deposits provide some evidence for Roman domestic cult practices in Athens, it is clear that Greek cult practices remained the dominant tradition.
ISSN:0018-098X
1553-5622
DOI:10.2972/hesperia.83.1.0143