A snake-headed vessel hints at a mysterious Roman cult
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A snake-headed vessel hints at a mysterious Roman cult
The ancient Romans were a deeply religious and superstitious people, worshiping dozens of cults—some official and others secretive. One of these was dedicated to Sabazios, a deity from Thrace and Phrygia (regions spanning parts of the modern-day Balkans and Turkey).
A team of archaeologists from the University of Girona has identified in the Roman village of Collet, located on the coast of Gerund, several fragments of ceramics that belonged to a large container decorated with a handle topped by two snake heads. The piece, dated to the Augustian period (27 BC-14 AD), has some characteristics [...]
Archaeologists from the University of Girona discovered a vase decorated with snake heads in a Roman villa on the Costa Brava, showing the presence of oriental cults on the Iberian Peninsula during the Augustan period....
A two-headed snake-handled vessel found in Spain suggests that the mysterious Sabazios cult, originating from Thrace and Phrygia, reached the Roman countryside. Read more here: Snake-Headed Vessel Points to a Roman Cult of Phrygian Origin - Archeofili.
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