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Herojska doba Histrov

Med vsemi pomembnimi predmeti je najeminentnejša fi- The most outstanding of all these exceptional artefacts is
guralno okrašena situla z največjim prikazom velike ladje z a situla with figural decoration having a prominent scene
veslači in bojevniki (kat. št. 155). Ti v različnih kompozicijah of a ship with oarsmen and warriors (cat. no. 155). In
sodelujejo v dinamičnem in realističnem prikazu pomor- various poses they are shown in a dynamic and realistic
ske bitke. Bojevniki se razlikujejo po opremi, še posebej depiction of a naval battle. The warriors are differenti-
po čeladah in napadalnem orožju. Puščice in kopja so ated by their gear, in particular their helmets and naval
prikazana v letu, umrli pa padajo z ladij. Gre za absolutno weaponry. Arrows and spears are shown in flight, and the
edinstveno umetniško delo, brez paralel v situlski in splo- killed are shown falling. This is an absolutely unique piece,
having no analogue among other works of Situla art, or
šni umetnosti prazgodovinske Evrope. V drugih frizih so in art in general in prehistoric Europe. The other friezes
predstavljene običajne scene lova, oranja, svečanih povork, depict the customary scenes of hunting, ploughing, cere-
živali in drevesa življenja. Slogovno se situla povezuje z monial processions, animals, and the tree of life. In terms
delavnicami južnoalpskega prostora, izdelali pa so jo po of its style, this situla is associated with the workshops
posebnem naročilu histrskih aristokratov spretni mojstri – of the southern Alpine region. It was commissioned by
toreuti nekje na območju Tirolske ali morda kot povabljeni Histrian aristocrats and crafted by master metalsmiths
mojstri – umetniki prav v samem Nezakciju (Mihovilić somewhere in the area of present–day Tyrol or, perhaps,
1992; 1996, 45–48; 2005; 2014, 244–248). in Nesactium itself by a travelling master craftsman (Mi-
hovilić 1992; 1996, 45–48; 2005; 2014, 244–248).

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