Jelena Anđelković Grašar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6480944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jelena Anđelković Grašar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jelena Anđelković |
| FAMILY NAME | Grašar |
| SIGNATURE | GRAŠAR J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Archaeology, Belgrade |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8904-3768 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gavrilović Vitas, Nadežda (2021). Ex Asia et Syria. Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans. Oxford
The Book Ex Asia et Syria.Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans is a unique and exceptional work of the author Nadežda Gavrilović Vitas who dedicated her scholarly career to the field of Roman religion and cults.The research of Gavrilović Vitas is based on her vast experience in field excavations, her knowledge of material culture, and a methodology that combines the results of the first researchers in the field and contemporary practic…
Nike/Victoria representations in Late Antique Central Balkans
During the archaeological excavations in the north-eastern part of the thermae at Constantine the Great?s villa in Mediana, in the 2022 campaign, in a layer of debris two fragments of marble relief with a representation of Nike/Victoria standing on a globe were discovered. The fine grain white marble used for the icon, with its exquisite modelling, suggest that it was made from expensive marble by the hands of a skilful artisan in the period from…
A message from beyond the grave
The research of this study is dedicated to a unique iconographical scene in the territory of the Central Balkan Roman provinces, of Hercules rescuing Hesione from a sea-monster (ketos), depicted on a funerary monument found in 1931 at the site of Stojnik, in the vicinity of Belgrade, antique Singidunum, and now displayed in the lapidarium of the National Museum in Belgrade. The funerary monument was erected for the deceased, a veteran of cohors I…
Female power that protects
The motif of Medusa had significant importance in Roman visual culture, reflecting the comprehension of ancient people about this frightful being. Visual material from the territory of the Central Balkans suggests a widely known understanding and belief of the protective as well as apotropaic functions of Medusa. The motif of Medusa i.e. the Gorgoneion, was one of the well known and most represented motifs in architecture, funerary art and artimi…
A portrait oil lamp from Pontes
The subject of this paper is a fragmented oil-lamp, discovered at Pontes (east Serbia) dated to the 6th century, whose handle ending is shaped as a woman?s head. The question posed in this paper is whether the image of this woman could be identified as a portrait of some particular person or if it is just as a pictorial sign with some complicated symbolic meaning. The suggested identification alludes to the image of some of the empresses from the…
Tomb with cupids' from Viminacium
The tomb G-160, known as the 'Tomb with Cupids', was discovered in 2003, during the excavations at the Pirivoj - Viminacium necropolis. The tomb has a trapezial section, characteristic for Viminacium tombs of the late antique period, and its interior was painted using the fresco technique. Scenes and motives are set on all four walls of the tomb. Since the western wall is damaged, the tomb is named after the depiction of cupids on the eastern wal…
A message from beyond the grave
The research of this study is dedicated to a unique iconographical scene in the territory of the Central Balkan Roman provinces, of Hercules rescuing Hesione from a sea-monster (ketos), depicted on a funerary monument found in 1931 at the site of Stojnik, in the vicinity of Belgrade, antique Singidunum, and now displayed in the lapidarium of the National Museum in Belgrade. The funerary monument was erected for the deceased, a veteran of cohors I…
Female power that protects
The motif of Medusa had significant importance in Roman visual culture, reflecting the comprehension of ancient people about this frightful being. Visual material from the territory of the Central Balkans suggests a widely known understanding and belief of the protective as well as apotropaic functions of Medusa. The motif of Medusa i.e. the Gorgoneion, was one of the well known and most represented motifs in architecture, funerary art and artimi…
Tomb with cupids' from Viminacium
The tomb G-160, known as the 'Tomb with Cupids', was discovered in 2003, during the excavations at the Pirivoj - Viminacium necropolis. The tomb has a trapezial section, characteristic for Viminacium tombs of the late antique period, and its interior was painted using the fresco technique. Scenes and motives are set on all four walls of the tomb. Since the western wall is damaged, the tomb is named after the depiction of cupids on the eastern wal…
A portrait oil lamp from Pontes
The subject of this paper is a fragmented oil-lamp, discovered at Pontes (east Serbia) dated to the 6th century, whose handle ending is shaped as a woman?s head. The question posed in this paper is whether the image of this woman could be identified as a portrait of some particular person or if it is just as a pictorial sign with some complicated symbolic meaning. The suggested identification alludes to the image of some of the empresses from the…
Female power that protects
The motif of Medusa had significant importance in Roman visual culture, reflecting the comprehension of ancient people about this frightful being. Visual material from the territory of the Central Balkans suggests a widely known understanding and belief of the protective as well as apotropaic functions of Medusa. The motif of Medusa i.e. the Gorgoneion, was one of the well known and most represented motifs in architecture, funerary art and artimi…
A message from beyond the grave
The research of this study is dedicated to a unique iconographical scene in the territory of the Central Balkan Roman provinces, of Hercules rescuing Hesione from a sea-monster (ketos), depicted on a funerary monument found in 1931 at the site of Stojnik, in the vicinity of Belgrade, antique Singidunum, and now displayed in the lapidarium of the National Museum in Belgrade. The funerary monument was erected for the deceased, a veteran of cohors I…
Gavrilović Vitas, Nadežda (2021). Ex Asia et Syria. Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans. Oxford
The Book Ex Asia et Syria.Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans is a unique and exceptional work of the author Nadežda Gavrilović Vitas who dedicated her scholarly career to the field of Roman religion and cults.The research of Gavrilović Vitas is based on her vast experience in field excavations, her knowledge of material culture, and a methodology that combines the results of the first researchers in the field and contemporary practic…
Nike/Victoria representations in Late Antique Central Balkans
During the archaeological excavations in the north-eastern part of the thermae at Constantine the Great?s villa in Mediana, in the 2022 campaign, in a layer of debris two fragments of marble relief with a representation of Nike/Victoria standing on a globe were discovered. The fine grain white marble used for the icon, with its exquisite modelling, suggest that it was made from expensive marble by the hands of a skilful artisan in the period from…
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