Miniatures votives et miniatures funéraires dans le Latium archaïque : une catégorie de mobilier symbolique multifonction ?
During the 6th and 5th centuries BCE in Rome and Latium, few to no objects were offered in tombs. The now mainstream interpretation of this phenomenon postulates a legislative intervention at the beginning of the period, with laws forbidding rich funerary assemblages. This interpretation, however, i...
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| Language: | English |
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Université Lumière Lyon 2
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Frontière·s |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/frontieres/1140 |
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| Summary: | During the 6th and 5th centuries BCE in Rome and Latium, few to no objects were offered in tombs. The now mainstream interpretation of this phenomenon postulates a legislative intervention at the beginning of the period, with laws forbidding rich funerary assemblages. This interpretation, however, is not without its faults. Several tombs do in fact contain objects, and the literature has often insisted on the miniature character of these offerings. At the same period, Latin votive deposits attract a large number of offerings, including many miniature vases –thus scholars have suggested a link between the two phenomena. However, a comparative study shows that the types of vase given in both contexts were different. While votive deposits consist mostly of very small open vases, often misshapen, badly made and linked to food offerings, tombs contain more painted vases and closed shapes. Votive and funerary practices are therefore quite dissimilar, which implies that the phenomena are not as closely linked as previously suggested. |
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| ISSN: | 2534-7535 |