Open AccessA new Serapis ring from Pannonia
Author(s) -
Zoltán Szepes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
communicationes archæologicæ hungariæ/communicationes archaeologicae hungariae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-295X
pISSN - 0231-133X
DOI - 10.54640/cah.2016.235
Subject(s) - possession (linguistics) , cult , ring (chemistry) , context (archaeology) , ancient history , archaeology , art , copper , history , chemistry , materials science , metallurgy , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry
The Hungarian National Museum came into possession of a Roman copper alloy ring, found in northeastern Pannonia, bearing the image of Serapis among various animals, forming a unique iconographical scene. Some elements of the scene can be possibly interpreted in an astrological context. The ring can be dated to the 2nd–3rd c. AD, and it is most certainly belonging to a distinct group of archaeological monuments, well-known from northeastern Pannonia, attesting the Severan cult of Deus Invictus Serapis in this area.