Altar of Silvanus
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Altar of Silvanus
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Published 2017-04-24T11:38:42+00:00
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This altar features a portrayal of Silvanus, the god of the woods, with fruits, pine cones and a sickle. At his feet is a dog, and beside him a Scots pine, a tree sacred to the god. The altar was offered by a group of veterans from the emperor's horse guard -equites singulares Augusti- on the occasion of their discharge -missi honesta missione.
From Rome, Via Tasso, Castra Priora of the equites singulares Augusti. Dated 4th January 145 AD.
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| Date de publication | 24/04/2017 |
| Complexité | Easy |
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| Titre | Altar of Silvanus |
| Date | 145 AD |
| Accession | N°invent: NC |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Rome, Via Tasso, Castra Priora of the equites singulares Augusti |
| Localisation | Baths of Diocletian |
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