Glykon serpent statue
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The Glykon serpent statue is an ancient Roman marble sculpture depicting the snake-god Glykon, associated with the 2nd-century prophetic cult of Alexander of Abonoteichus and notable for its unusual, almost comic, hybrid serpent form.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman marble sculpture
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cult statue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
2nd-century CE religious cult
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Alexander of Abonoteichus NERFINISHED ⓘ Glykon NERFINISHED ⓘ prophetic cult of Alexander of Abonoteichus ⓘ |
| category |
Greco-Roman cult images
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Roman marble sculptures ⓘ ancient religious objects ⓘ sculptures of snakes ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| date | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| depictionType | anthropomorphic serpent deity ⓘ |
| depicts | Glykon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
cult image
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object of veneration ⓘ representation of an oracular deity ⓘ |
| genre |
cult sculpture
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religious sculpture ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation | Abonoteichus (later Ionopolis) in Paphlagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Roman Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
hybrid snake-deity iconography
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large eyes ⓘ long coiled body ⓘ open mouth ⓘ prominent ears ⓘ stylized hair or mane ⓘ |
| hasForm |
coiled serpent body
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hybrid serpent form ⓘ unusual almost comic appearance ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | friendly-looking mammal-like creature ⓘ |
| iconography |
oracular snake-god
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serpent god with mammalian head ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
almost comic appearance
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association with a 2nd-century prophetic cult ⓘ connection to Alexander of Abonoteichus ⓘ unusual hybrid serpent form ⓘ |
| period | Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
oracles in the Roman Empire
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religious charlatanism in antiquity ⓘ |
| relatedDeity | Asclepius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Lucian’s account of Alexander of Abonoteichus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Roman religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly studies on Roman provincial cults
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scholarly studies on ancient religious frauds ⓘ |
| worshipContext | healing and prophecy ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | followers of Alexander of Abonoteichus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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National Museum of History and Archaeology Constanța
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