Identifying an Archetype: The Hipponion Tablet and Regional Variations in the Orphic Gold Lamellae

Over the past century and a half, about 40 Orphic gold lamellae have been discovered throughout the Mediterranean. These tablets were buried with initiates of the Orphic Mysteries, and served as indicators of the deceased’s elevated status in both this life and the afterlife. Many of the lamellae co...

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Main Author: Shellie Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Akron Press 2014-12-01
Series:Proceedings from the Document Academy
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Online Access:https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/vol1/iss1/8