Open AccessA dedication to Terra Mater at Napoca
Author(s) -
Eugenia Beu-Dachin,
George Cupcea,
Sorin Cociș
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta musei napocensis. i prehistory-ancient history-archaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-4487
pISSN - 1454-1513
DOI - 10.54145/actamn.i.58.10
Subject(s) - statue , divinity , alma mater , art , archaeology , osiris , art history , geography , philosophy , theology , dura mater , biology , anatomy , botany
The votive monument discovered on Regele Ferdinand Blvd. In Cluj‑Napoca was dedicated to the goddess Terra Mater by a certain Gaius Iulius Proc(u)linus. The divinity is attested in other cities of the Dacia province as well, the number of discoveries here being higher compared to other Roman provinces. The hole made in the pediment of the monument could be intended for assembly, but given its relatively small size, one cannot say that it had been made to fix the statue of the goddess.