Original scientific paper

Istrian scroll boxes

Alka Starac orcid.org/0000-0002-8254-0849 ; Arheološki muzej Istre, Pula, Hrvatska

Abstract

This paper deals with the cylindrical scroll boxes found in Istria. Their bronze and iron elements were recorded only in Nesactium. As the male stone statues from Pula that include scroll boxes are very useful for interpreting the appearance of these boxes in their entirety – for only their elements remain – the paper pays particular attention to them. Handles of various lengths, made of various materials and attached to the boxes in various ways can be seen on the statues. At least two scroll boxes with appertain­ing locks with latches were found in Nesactium. Due to its cylin­drical shape and diameter, one bronze foot with figural decora­tions can be associated with a scroll box.

Keywords

bronze; Istria; statue; box; Nesactium; Pula; scroll; iron

Hrčak ID:

237159

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/237159

Publication date:

21.4.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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