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)

76. Iuppiter on pedestal The statue depicts a reclining Iuppiter, head turned to the right and face covered in thick beard and moustache. One can discern a garland of laurel in his long combed hair. The muscles of the naked upper body are pronounced. His legs are covered with a cloak which is thrown over his left shoulder. Behind, the cloak falls down his back, in front it reaches as far as his feet on which one can discern the traces of sandals. The right foot is flat on the slanting bench whereas the right foot is lifted and only the toes touch the bench. The right arm is raised and bent at the elbow. The fingers are clenched to hold the top of a sceptre. - Missing are the right forearm, the larger part of the sceptre and the pedestal. - lst-2nd century A.D. - H: 10,1 cm; bronze - Sisak (Siscia) -ZAM, Inv.no. 4641. BRUNSMID 1913/1914, 210, no. 4, fig. 4; TADIN 1979, 9, no.l, T. 1:1; Tesori nazionali A.R-M. 77. Relief of Iuppiter and Iuno In a circular-ended niche the traditional representation of the divine couple with their attributes. Iuppiter is nude, with a mantle across the shoulder, in his right the thunderbolt, in his left a sceptre, at his feet an eagle. Iuno holds in her right a patera, with his left she leans on a sceptre, at her right foot is the fragment of the wing of a bird (peacock?). On her head a diadem, her veil thrown back from her shoulder in an arch is fastened on both sides to the hair-do by two ornate pins. In the concave parts of the finely elaborated relief traces of the original painting remained. The monarch of the gods wears a purple mantle, the chiton of Iuno is yellow, her veil as well as her girdle bound on the waist in an intricate knot are red. This recalls the colouring of the Roman bridal dress, the scene represents thus the marriage of the King and Queen of Heaven repeated symbolically in the cult. - Age of the Severi. - 50x72 cm. - Budapest, Timár u. - Fényes Adolf u., Aquincum, canabae. Built in secondarily in a recent cellar wall. - AM, Inv. no. R. 1975/b. Unpublished. O.M. 78. Iuno It is a standing bronze woman figure wearing a long, richly pleated chiton. The goddess has a thick fringe of hair. She turns her head slightly to the right. A veil falls down onto her outstretched left arm bent at the elbow. There are two spikes for fatening under her sole. - 2nd century A.D. - It was found in one of the buildings of the forum at Scarbantia (Sopron). N. G. 79. Mars Young Mars rests on his right foot; his left is slightly bent and extended to the left. The statue rests on a rectangular slab which is decorated with etched slanting lines. Bas-relief is used to emphasize tresses of thick hair which are topped by a high helmet with a large crest showing traces of engraved ornamentation. The face has symmetrically placed eyes, nose and a half-open mouth. Mars is wearing armour which is fastened in front by a belt and ending at the hips in oval-like tresses. Underneath the armour he wears a short kneelength chiton with vertical creases. Thrown over his shoulders and under the armour he wears a short cloak which is accented on his chest. Mars has boots with short bootlegs. With the open palm of his right lowered arm he leans on the rim of a small oval shield which lies on a raised base. The shield rim is decorated with nail-like indentations and on its protruding centre is an engraved umbo. The left arm has been broken off and was probably extended and held a spear. On the right shoulder and along the whole of the left side and hip there are flattened protuberances with inset copper nails with which the statuette was applied to an object of unknown purpose. The rear side of the statue is untreated and flat with larger indents along its entire length - lst-2nd century A.D. -H: 9,5 cm; bronze - Sisak (Siscia) - ZAM, Inv. no. 4643. BRUNSMID 1913/1914, 218-219, no. 25, fig. 25; REINACH 1924, 266, fig. 9; TADIN 1979, 15, no. 21, T.XIII, 20. A.R-M. 77