Fitz Jenő (szerk.): Religions and Cults in Pannonia. Exhibiton an Székesfehérvár, Csók István Gallery 15 May - 30 September 1996 – Szent István Király Múzeum közleményei: A. sorozat 33. (1998)

31. Minerva The goddess stands on a narrow base (stone slab). The whole composition once stood on a monumental pedestal which was inscribed with an inscription. Minerva rests on her left leg while her right sandaled leg is bent at the knee and rotated to the right. Her body is covered with numerous layers of drapery: a creased chiton reaches down to her feet. Over it she wears a himation which covers her arms almost up to her elbows and is fastened under her breast. She wears a rich apoptigma over the himation which is fastened under her breasts with a ribbon interlaced with two snakes woven into a knot. On her breast she wears an aegis laced with snakes which are partially rolled into a ball. Central to the aegis is a laughing Medusa head with short wide wings and combed hair parted down the middle. The drapery creases on the front of the statue follow the anatomical details, arm and leg posture. On the back they are only marked by vertical grooves. Minerva's face is oval with almond-shaped eyes, accented eyelids and eyebrows. Unfortunately, the nose, the chin and in part her symmetrical mouth are damaged. On her head she wears a Corinthian helmet with crest (crista) which is accented by equally distanced flutes. The lower part of the helmet is leant on her back. Visible from under the helmet are long wavy locks of hair. The parting in the middle is covered by a nosepiece. Behind, under the accented straight helmet ending, one can see a long plait which falls down her thin neck and almost reaches her waist. The right arm is lifted to the side up to the elbow where it is bent, lifted and outstretched. Although the larger portion of the forearm is missing, there is no doubt that Minerva held a spear in this hand. The larger portion of her left hand has not been preserved, but one can discern that it was held next to the body, that it was bent at the elbow and that with it she held the round, convex shield which rests on the curled up snake. The shield has an umbo, but only traces of Medusa's hair have been preserved. Missing are part of the right forearm and attribute, a larger portion of the left arm, a portion of the thin base and the shield. Other parts are also slightly damaged, notably the face, the helmet, the neck and the lower parts of the drapery. The monumental base has an highly accented pedestal and crown with flutes down the middle for fitting. The area around the inscription is surrounded by flutes. The inscription is written in regular capitals used for monuments and divided into nine lines. The height of the letters becomes smaller with each new line. - The base is severely damaged; only the central area with a portion of the inscription have been preserved. The numerous other fragments of the inscription have, as yet, not been integrated. The inscription reads: Minervám \ Aug(ustam) \ L(ucius) Cl(audius) T(iti) f(ilius) Quirina (tribu) \ Moderatus |5 dec(urio) c(oloniae) C(laudiae) Savaria(e) \ dec(urio) municipi(i) \ Ae(lii) Sallae sacerdos \ arae Aug(ustae) et q(?) decur(io?) | posuit. - According to the drawing, in the first line ligature: in; in the third line ligature: ti, ir, in; in the fourth line ligature: et; puncta distinguentia in the third, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth lines. - Beginning of 2nd century A.D. - Statute: H with pedestal: 182,5 cm; H without pedestal: 173 cm; Base: 79x45x9,5 cm; Pedestal: 135x85x45; marble - Varazdinske Toplice (Aquae Iasae) - ZMVT, stored at ZAM, Inv. no. 1130. VIKIC^GORENC 1969103-, T. XXV; GORENC-VIKIC 1968, 119-;GORENC 1969, 182-; VIKIC-GORENC 1969,12, fig. 17;GORENC 1971,36-37, T.XXX:l-3; CABR1AN et al. 1973, 13-14, fig. 16; GORENC 1975, 171-172, T. I; GORENC -VIKIC 1975, 39, 47, figs. 8, 15, 16; GORENCVIKIC 1980, 12, figs. 9, 20; HAJDUK-LUETIC 1981, 14-15; GORENC 1983-1984, 95-108, T.108; KADI 1983-1984, 109-110, T. 1-4; Inscription: /L/,1169. A.R-M. 32. Altar dedicated to Nymphae Augustae The altar is small, six-sided and has an accented base consisting of three layers, a narrow body and a top which is also accented and three-layered. It was built into the so-called Constantine thermae. The inscription has eleven lines and is written in simple capital. The inscription reads: Nym\phis \ Aug(ustis) \ sacr(um) |5

T(itus) Iul(ius) \ Ianu(arius) \ pro T(ito) Iul(io) \ Secundo |10 fil(io) v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito). - In the eighth line: hederae distinguentes between pro and T, between T and lui; puncta distinguentia in the eleventh line. - 1 st-3rd century A.D. - 60x25x23 cm; marble - Varazdinske Toplice (Aquae Iasae) - ZMVT, Inv. no. 303. CIL III 4119; LJUBIC, 40, no. 3; AIJ, 465. M.S. 63