Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia)
In 1955, a figure, representing a comic actor, was discovered on a spoil heal in the Roman Fort of Iža. It is a unique find without close parallels in the whole of the Roman Empire, making it difficult to determine from which object it was derived or what was its function. The results of new researc...
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doaj-2139dc0ead6f4f7a929cd70de53e24df2021-10-03T07:42:40ZengDe GruyterOpen Archaeology2300-65602021-04-017111812710.1515/opar-2020-0127Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia)David Éva0Hrnčiarik Erik1CNRS, ArScAn-AnTET, University Paris Nanterre, Department of Anthropology-MAE, 21, allée de l’Université, F-92023 Nanterre cedex, FranceTrnavska univerzita/Filozofická fakulta, Department of Classical Archaeology, Hornopotočná 23, SK-917 01 Trnava, SlovakiaIn 1955, a figure, representing a comic actor, was discovered on a spoil heal in the Roman Fort of Iža. It is a unique find without close parallels in the whole of the Roman Empire, making it difficult to determine from which object it was derived or what was its function. The results of new research are presented here and demonstrate the object is a fragment of a luxury, figural knife handle made from bone rather than ivory. It was probably produced in a provincial workshop under a Mediterranean influence where similar figures, though from different materials, occur throughout the second century.https://doi.org/10.1515/opar-2020-0127bone figureknife handleroman fortslovakiareinterpretationivorymicroscopic analysis |
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Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia) |
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Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia) |
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Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia) |
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Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia) |
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Microscopic Re-Examination of an Unique Bone Artefact: The Figure of a Theatrical Actor Found at The Roman Fort Iža/Leányvár (Slovakia) |
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microscopic re-examination of an unique bone artefact: the figure of a theatrical actor found at the roman fort iža/leányvár (slovakia) |
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Open Archaeology |
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In 1955, a figure, representing a comic actor, was discovered on a spoil heal in the Roman Fort of Iža. It is a unique find without close parallels in the whole of the Roman Empire, making it difficult to determine from which object it was derived or what was its function. The results of new research are presented here and demonstrate the object is a fragment of a luxury, figural knife handle made from bone rather than ivory. It was probably produced in a provincial workshop under a Mediterranean influence where similar figures, though from different materials, occur throughout the second century. |
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bone figure knife handle roman fort slovakia reinterpretation ivory microscopic analysis |
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