Christel Veen Roman Period Statuettes in the Netherlands and beyond Representation and Ritual Use in Context The subject of this study is a relatively rare category of artefacts, bronze and terracotta statuettes that represent deities, human figures and animals. They were introduced in the northwestern provinces by Roman troops from the end of the 1st century BCE onwards. The statuettes have been recovered from military and non-military settlements, the surrounding landscape and, to a far lesser extent, from sanctuaries and graves. Until now, their meaning and function have seldom been analysed in relation to their findspots. Contrary to traditional studies, they have been examined as one separate category of artefacts, which offers new insights into the distribution pattern and iconographic representation of deities. When studying a group of artefacts, a large research area or a large dataset is required, as well as dateable artefacts and find-contexts. These conditions do not apply to the Netherlands and to the majority of statuettes that are central to this study. Moreover, although the changing appearance of statuettes suggest a transformation of cults, the identities of the owners of these statuettes remain invisible to us. Therefore, the issue of Romanization is not put central here. Instead, the focus is on a specific aspect of religion, known as lived religion, within the wider subject of its transformation in the Roman period: how people used statuettes in everyday life, in the context of their houses and settlements. Amsterdam Archaeological Studies April 2023 332 pages, 49 Illustrations, black & white, 240 Illustrations, colour Hardback 210.0 x 297.0 mm €150.00 / £136.00 / $175.00 I S BN 978 94 6372 938 3 e - I S BN 978 90 485 5700 4 BI S AC HIS002020 / HIS010020 / SOC003000 BI C HBTB / HDDK / HDDM KEY W O RD S Roman period statuettes, distribution patterns, iconography BIOGRAPHY Dr. Christel Veen is an archaeologist and lectures in Archaeology and Ancient History at Radboud University, Nijmegen and Utrecht University. To pre-order this book visit www.aup.nl Distribution ROW via Wiley | Orders currently via email, for trade customers: trade@wiley.com For individuals: amsterdam.csd@wiley.com Distribution North America via Baker & Taylor Publisher Services | www.btpubservices.com Amsterdam University Press Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89 1018 VR Amsterdam T +31 (0)20 420 00 50 info@aup.nl marketing@aup.nl www.aup.nl facebook.com/AUPAcademic twitter.com/AmsterdamUPress TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements 1 A RARE CATEGORY OF ARTEFACTS 2 CATALOGUE AND DESCRPTION OF FIND-SPOTS 3 SPATIAL AND ICONOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 4 RITUALS WITH STATUETTES 5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ABBREVIATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY LIST OF MAPS, FIGURES, AND DRAWINGS FIGURES TABLES To pre-order this book visit www.aup.nl Distribution ROW via Wiley | Orders currently via email, for trade customers: trade@wiley.com For individuals: amsterdam.csd@wiley.com Distribution North America via Baker & Taylor Publisher Services | www.btpubservices.com Amsterdam University Press Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89 1018 VR Amsterdam T +31 (0)20 420 00 50 info@aup.nl marketing@aup.nl www.aup.nl facebook.com/AUPAcademic twitter.com/AmsterdamUPress