Découverte de la statue d’une divinité antique remployée dans le baptistère de Brioude (Haute-Loire) : une représentation de Cernunnos ?
A piece of stone sculpture, found reused in a wall belonging to the baptistery of Brioude (Haute-Loire, France), represents a person sitting and holding a basket of fruit. Next to him are a deer and a bull. Our study reveals a snake with a sheep's head wound around his waist. This composition l...
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| Language: | fra |
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Fédération pour l'Edition de la Revue Archéologique du Centre de la France
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Revue Archéologique du Centre de la France |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/racf/843 |
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| Summary: | A piece of stone sculpture, found reused in a wall belonging to the baptistery of Brioude (Haute-Loire, France), represents a person sitting and holding a basket of fruit. Next to him are a deer and a bull. Our study reveals a snake with a sheep's head wound around his waist. This composition leads us to the identification of Cernunnos as the main figure of this sculpture. This identification enables us to see the origins of the early christian sanctuary in a new light. |
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| ISSN: | 0220-6617 1951-6207 |