A Celtiberian Tessera with Wolf Figure from Burgos
A new Celtiberian tessera hospitalis or inscription of hospitality is presented here. The document is of unknown origin, but it could come from the province of Burgos (Spain), what seems to confirm his stylistic analysis. Although the authenticity of this document is questionable, the piece merits c...
Published in: | BSAA arqueología |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | Spanish |
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Ediciones Universidad de Valladolid
2018
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Online Access: | https://revistas.uva.es/index.php/bsaaarq/article/view/1955 https://doi.org/10.24197/ba.LXXXIII.2017.157-185 |
Summary: | A new Celtiberian tessera hospitalis or inscription of hospitality is presented here. The document is of unknown origin, but it could come from the province of Burgos (Spain), what seems to confirm his stylistic analysis. Although the authenticity of this document is questionable, the piece merits consideration by the scientific community due to its Celtiberian text, useitio : magoniocum : car, and its suggestive iconography, probably related to a Celtic myth of the End of the World, “The Wolf that devours the Sun”, documented in Celtic coins and in the Edda in the Germanic mythology. Its style and parallels allow a date for this tessera about c. 75-50 B.C. Se presenta aquí una nueva tésera de hospitalidad celtibérica de bronce en forma de lobo en perspectiva cenital. No se sabe con seguridad el lugar de hallazgo de la pieza, pero parece proceder de la provincia de Burgos, lo que parece confirmar su análisis estilístico. Aunque la autenticidad del documento es, por tanto, problemática, sin duda la pieza merece al menos ser objeto del conocimiento por parte de la comunidad científica en razón de su texto celtibérico, useitio : magoniocum : car, y su sugerente iconografía, que pudiera relacionarse con un mito celta del final del mundo, conocido como el mito del “Lobo que devora al Sol” documentado en diversas monedas celtas y en la mitología germánica en los Edda de Islandia. Su estilo y sus paralelos permiten datar esta tésera circa 75–50 a.C. |
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