Unpublished antefixes and a mould fragment from Brigetio in the collection of the Hungarian National Museum

Dobosi, Linda and Szabadváry, Tamás (2024) Unpublished antefixes and a mould fragment from Brigetio in the collection of the Hungarian National Museum. ARCHAEOLOGIAI ÉRTESÍTŐ (BUDAPEST), 149 (1). pp. 187-207. ISSN 0003-8032

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Abstract

There are six antefixes and an antefix mould from Roman Brigetio (Komárom-Szőny, Hungary) in the collection of the Hungarian National Museum, which are the first antefixes to be published from Brigetio. All made in the form of tragic masks with desperate expressions, they can be classified into two types based on their appearance. The only Type 1 antefix is characterized by straight, stylized hair and high onkos, with close parallels in Aquincum. The other five antefixes belong to Type 2 and were made in the same mould. These feature a male head with open mouth and wavy, shoulder-length hear with what appears to be a topknot. The mould fragment was the negative form of the Type 2 antefixes. Type 2 antefixes made in Brigetio were also found in the Roman villa of Ravazd.

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