Rare Venus Statuette Unearthed at Roman Settlement in Hungary
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Rare Venus statuette unearthed at Roman settlement in Hungary
Archaeologists excavating the Roman vicus of Pilisszentiván have uncovered a lead statuette of Venus alongside coins, tools and other objects offering new insights into everyday life at the ancient settlement. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
The excavation yielded surprising results.
It was discovered during a metal detector search at the Pilisszentiván–Hárs forest site.
The Venus of Pilis has been discovered: a lead Venus statue became the most exciting find of this year's excavation of the Roman village of Pilisszentiván.
A tiny lead figurine of Venus, found in an ancient Roman settlement in Hungary, was the first known evidence of the religious life of its inhabitants at the site. The figurine depicts Venus Pudica, one of the most famous forms of the Roman goddess Venus. It was discovered with the help of a metal detector in Pilissentivan-Gars-Erdio, where archaeologists have been exploring a rural settlement of the Roman period for four seasons, writes Arkeo Ne…
A tiny lead figurine found in an ancient Roman village in Hungary has revealed something archaeologists have never discovered before at the site: a direct trace of religious life.
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