Museum of: The Deva Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation
Period: Roman
WHERE IS IT AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Department: Archaeology department
Inventory number: 35552
Artefact's name: Votive gold plaque no. 6
Material: Gold
Method of manufacture:
Decoration type: Excision
Distinctive mark:
STATE
Preservation: Very good
Restauration: Restored
Completeness: Complete
DIMENSIONS
Length (mm): 160
Heigth (mm):
Diameter (mm):
Width (mm): 174
Thickness (mm):
Weight (g): 12.54
PERIOD OF USE
Epoque: Roman
Culture:
Period: Roman
Phase:
Absolute chronology: II-III century A.D.
DISCOVERY
Date:
Country: Romania
District: Hunedoara
Town hall affiliation:Geoagiu
Village:
Discovery findspot:Germisara - Roman Thermae
Condition of discovery: Archaeological excavation
Discovery type: Other
DEEPENINGS
Morphology of the object:
An oblong shape with the lateral arched edges and ending at the curved bottom in a triangular pointed part. The sharp extension at the top and the lateral extensions have disappeared. Three longitudinal lines were drawn, and the space between them was decorated with only four curved lines at the bottom part. The parallel rib ornament is only on the side parts. There is no inscription.
Decoration:
Inscription:
Analogies:
Interpretation:
Bibliography:
I. Piso – A. Rusu, în Revista Monumentelor Istorice, 1, 1990, p.13; A. Rusu – E. Pescaru, în Politique Edilitaire dans les Provinces de l’'Empire Romaine, 1993, p.201-214.
