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- ItemLa stele di Orfeo. Il monumento funerario in marmo di età imperiale da Poetovio (Ptuj, Slovenia)(Verlag Holzhausen, 2021) Krauze-Kołodziej, Aleksandra; Ceci, Francesca; Nestorović, AleksandraCeci, Krauze-Kołodziej, and Nestorović present a detailed study of a well-known Roman grave monument from Poetovio (Ptuj) representing a central scene of the Orpheus myth in the main relief. The historical tradition of the monument is extensively documented, and its type and composition as well as the depictions in their symbolic value and the inscription on it are discussed in the context of the funeral culture of the imperial period.
- ItemΧαῖρε Ὀρφεῦ! Perception of a Mystery: The Images of the Myth of Orpheus on Ancient Coins(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2018) Krauze-Kołodziej, Aleksandra; Ceci, FrancescaThe myth of Orpheus experienced a great popularity in the ancient world, covering the path from a mythical legend to a complex and sophisticated mystic cult. There were many various features of Orpheus that characterized the Thracian singer, being the result of his different adventures: from the quest of the Argonauts and the pathetic story of love of Eurydice, to his journey to the underworld. The myth of Orpheus was highly represented in iconography. The most frequent representations are those showing Orpheus as a singer surrounded by the beasts and, in smaller amount, in the scene representing the story of descent to the underworld in search of Eurydice. Numerous images connected with the legend of Orpheus, dating from the Classical times to Christian era, are the proof of a wide influence of the mystery cult of Orpheus on ancient and late antique culture. This paper aims to present an overview of ancient coinage iconography representing Orpheus. Various motives considering the story of Orpheus appear on one of the most powerful means of propaganda – the coins, particularly from the Roman provinces, that were easily able to reach a wide audience. In the limited space of coins, the engravers could highlight effectively the most important and popular events from the story of Orpheus.