Musical and Dance Motifs on Roman Engraved Gems of the Augustan Era. Journal of Music Archaeology|Journal of Music Archaeology, Volume 2, 2024|
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18 décembre 2024
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« Musical and Dance Motifs on Roman Engraved Gems of the Augustan Era. Journal of Music Archaeology|Journal of Music Archaeology, Volume 2, 2024| », Elektronisches Publikationsportal der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschafte, ID : 10670/1.93f6cc...
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This paper presents a selection of Roman engraved gems (cameos and intaglios) which are deco-rated with musical and dance motifs, focusing primarily on artifacts dated to the Augustan era. The iconography of gems from this era varies, including figures that hold or play a musical instru-ment or dance, or sometimes only a musical instrument that covers the surface. The musicians and dancers are usually figures derived from Greek mythology and religion. This paper has three aims: first, to classify the motifs according to the mythical figures or musical instruments that they rep-resent. Second, to present/describe their iconography, and third, to interpret, how these objects were used by Roman rulers. I divided the gems examined into four categories: a) objects related to Apollo’s iconography; b) Dionysian themes; c) musical motifs with tritons; and d) single musical instruments.
