HUM143 - Artículoshttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/517952024-03-28T22:30:30Z2024-03-28T22:30:30ZUn singular retrato romano del Forum de Florentia Iberritana (Granada)Loza Azuaga, María LuisaBeltrán Fortes, JoséMancilla Cabello, María IsabelRomán Punzón, Julio Miguelhttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/644322021-06-15T13:14:51ZUn singular retrato romano del Forum de Florentia Iberritana (Granada)
Loza Azuaga, María Luisa; Beltrán Fortes, José; Mancilla Cabello, María Isabel; Román Punzón, Julio Miguel
Se estudia un retrato romano descubierto en unas recientes excavaciones desarrolladas en la ciudad
de Granada, en el barrio del Albaicín –c/ Gumiel, 6–; fue recuperado en un nivel de rellenos tardoantiguos
que colmataban parte de una infraestructura abovedada que se relacionaría con las construcciones del foro de
Florentia Iliberritana y que se localiza en un sector muy próximo. El análisis iconográfico y estilístico del retrato,
así como los paralelos conservados –en bulto redondo y relieve–, apuntan a su elaboración en los inicios del
reinado de Adriano. Presenta una singular iconografía, pero que se relaciona en determinados rasgos con el
retrato de Adriano, en concreto con el llamado tipo Tarragona, creado durante la estancia del emperador en
esa capital –122-123 d. C.–. Pudo representar a un miembro de la elite de Florentia Iliberritana en ese período,
ya que es posible que estuviera erigido en el mismo foro municipal, con un carácter honorífico, amortizado en
época tardoantigua; This paper presents the study of a Roman portrait discovered in recent excavations in the Albaicín
district –c/ Gumiel, 6– of Granada. The portrait was found in a level dated to the Late Antiquity as part of the
fill of a vaulted infrastructure, possibly related to the forum buildings of Florentia Iliberritana, located close by.
The iconographic and stylistic analyses of the portrait, as well as the known parallels –sculptures in the round or
reliefs– suggest that it was made around the early Hadrian’s reign. It presents a unique iconography with certain
features related to Hadrian’s portrait specifically known as the ‘Tarragona type’, created during the Emperor’s
stay in this capital (122-123 ad). It represents a member of the elite from that period, whose honorary portrait
could have been exhibited in the Florentia Iliberritana’s municipal forum, dismantled in Late Antiquity.
Alabastron as a symbol of divine protectionMustafa, Basharhttps://hdl.handle.net/10481/581872021-06-15T13:14:51ZAlabastron as a symbol of divine protection
Mustafa, Bashar
In 2009, during the construction of a new campus at the university in Tartous, Syria, a new tomb was
discovered. Inside the grave was a sarcophagus with three pieces of alabastron. In this paper we critically
discuss the value of this magisterial material and its role in funeral rites. The answer may depend on ritual
practice, in which this unique material was used as an aristocratic symbol, and by examining how this
remarkable object was used throughout the regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.