A Dea Nutrix Figurine from a Romano-British Cemetery at Baldock, Hertfordshire
| Autor: | Keith J. Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Miranda J. Aldhouse-Green, Gilbert Burleigh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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| Zdroj: | Britannia. 37:273-294 |
| ISSN: | 1753-5352 0068-113X |
| Popis: | An unusually complex fourth-century infant grave excavated in Baldock in 1988 produced a complete Dea Nutrix figurine. Whilst not uncommon as site finds, Deae Nutrices are less frequently encountered as grave gifts in Britain than in Gaul. The reasons for its inclusion as a grave gift are explored, as are wider questions of Romano-British burial practice in the town, the significance of Dea Nutrix as a deity, and the nature of funerary ritual. An assessment is also made of the status of the Roman town. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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