Religion, cult and death

Statuette des Jupiter

Statuette of Jupiter

The bronze statue represents Jupiter, the ruler of the gods in Roman Olympus. Jupiter stands naked on his right leg and has his left leg loosely placed to the side. The left arm is raised; he originally held a long scepter in his hand as a sign of his sovereign power.

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Bekrönung einer Standarte

Crowning a standard

The crown consists of a spout made of shiny gold bronze sheet metal, which ends in a carefully crafted bull's head. Two snake bodies are soldered to the side, from which dragon heads grow with raised forehead crests.

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Genius centuriae

Genius Centuriae

The offering Genius is dressed in a tunic and toga. He wears a mural crown on his head, over which he has pulled his toga. In his left arm he holds a cornucopia filled with fruit and a pine cone.

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