Brončani ulomak antičkog portreta ili statue s Gromila iz Šipova na Plivi
Bronze fragment of antique portrait or sculpture from Gromile in Šipovo, on Pliva river

Summary/Abstract: On the basis of the presented material on the archaeological finding of the bronze fragment of the antique portrait or sculpture from Gromile site in Šipovo on Pliva, it is possible to give several conclusion hypotheses about mentioned archaeological object which is kept in the Archaeological collection of the Franciscan monastery of Jajce. Size of the fragment is 0.26 x 0.17m. With a numerous archaeological findings and historical sources, this bronze fragment which have been found on the place where it was earlier discovered bigger fragment of the honored monument basis of Caius Minicius Fundanus, represents very important archaeological find for the archaeological and historical researching of the Šipovo, and widely for the exploration of antique portrait in a period of Roman realism. In relation to finding of bronze lower leg of the statue, discovered on the same position where was placed honorary base monument of Caius Minicius Fundanus, testifies about sculpture as a monument of the all citizens of municipium Baloie, who erected it when road station of Baloie, received status of Municipium, at 107 AD or at the time of emperor Hadrian (124-125).

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