https://hdl.handle.net/10481/51794 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:39:43 GMT 2026-04-18T07:39:43Z https://hdl.handle.net/10481/64432 Un 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. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/64432 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/58187 Alabastron 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. https://hdl.handle.net/10481/58187