Selected papers of the XI. Hungarian Conference on Classical Studies
Published 2015-01-16
How to Cite
Szabó, A. (2015). Some notes on the rings with sacred inscriptions from Pannonia. Dissertationes Archaeologicae, 3(2), 157–169. https://doi.org/10.17204/dissarch.2014.157
Abstract
More than a hundred rings bearing inscriptions are known from the territory of Roman Pannonia. Among these close to 30 artefacts can be regarded as rings displaying inscriptions of religious significance. Besides the Silvanus-rings, well-known to the archaeological research, some new groups of rings featuring sacred inscriptions can be distinguished according to the dedications. The aim of this paper is to analyse these objects and their religious backgrounds with the help of some archaeological, epigraphical and literary sources and to point out some of the questionable observations of the earlier research.