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Altar

Archaeology

Anonymous

Roman, after the reign of Hadrian (117 - 138 AD)

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The top and the right-hand side of the altar are damaged although part of the cornice on the left-hand side is preserved. The coarse writing uses archaic lettering. The deity to whom the altar is dedicated is part of the Celtic tradition although the 'cognomina' of the authors are quite Romanized, something that confirms for us the survival of pre-Roman deities and the association with others typical of Roman religiosity at the height of the Imperial period. The spread of Latin took place along with the expansion of Rome; as it conquered new territories, Latin spread from the Latium, first to the neighbouring towns and then towards the furthest parts of the Empire. Although we know Latin through literary sources, other manifestations of Latin writing are inscriptions, legends on coins and graffiti. At the end of the 1st century BC Iberian inscriptions began disappearing to make way for the generalisation of the Latin language and writing.

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Location

Room2 ,Floor-1

1 History of the Museum

2 Archaelogy

3 Lapidary

Detalls de l’obra

PLACE OF EXECUTION

Place of execution unknown

PERIOD

Roman, after the reign of Hadrian (117 - 138 AD)

Material

Local grey siliceous clay

Dimensions

71 x 35 x 28 cm

Origin

From the sanctuary of El Coll in Susqueda (Selva)

WORK NUMBER

MEV 16494