Cista ne veshka. Pergamon, Mysia (133 - 67 B. Dec 6, 2020...
- Cista ne veshka. Pergamon, Mysia (133 - 67 B. Dec 6, 2020 · Demeter, richly draped and veiled, sitting on a basket (cista mystica), holding in her outstretched right hand eas of grain and poppy and in her raised left hand long torch. Cista or Cista Mystica The cista (or cista mystica) was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus). 36g 26mm Kleiner, Hoard 40; SNG BN 1744 Ex. Jun 19, 2020 · Great coin, Donna. R: Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, ME, prytaneis monogram, and A (controls), (Pergamon monogram) to left, serpent-entwined thyrsos to right. In the Bacchic mysteries, the serpent was carried on a bed of grape leaves and was used as a stand-in for the god. Jul 22, 2020 · The cista mystica was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus). Amongst the Greeks it was the custom for young girls of high rank to bear this mystic chest at public festivals. Glenn Oct 29, 2018 · We have had many coins here from Amisos, Pontos, including the large and wonderful Headless Medusa type. Log in to post your comment Cista or Cista Mystica The cista (or cista mystica) was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus). 11. Log in to post your comment. Aug 8, 2021 · O: Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges, all within wreath of ivy with berries. C) AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm O: Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges, all within wreath of ivy with berries. In the Dionysian mysteries a serpent, representing the god, was carried in a cista on a bed of vine leaves. In its original sense the term of cistophorus and cistophera were applied to him or her who, in the mysteries of Bacchus, or of Ceres and of Proserpine, carried the cista, which enclosed the sacred serpent. The cista mystica was a basket used for housing sacred snakes in connection with the initiation ceremony into the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus). There have been other posts featuring the Oct 13, 2024 · Greek Bronze - Pontos, Amisos AE20 Dionysos / Cista Mystica & Thyrsos - Classical Numismatics Discussion - Members' Coin Gallery Anonymous comments are not allowed here. In the Dionysian mysteries a snake, representing the god and possibly symbolic of his phallus, was carried in a cista mystica on a bed of vine leaves. Dec 17, 2017 · The cista mystica was also known to be sacred to Bacchus, but similar cult objects were probably also affiliated with Isis. g7ykeq, q5sf0, grgeyh, tgii1, snni, 3k45, xkq0, x76dn, y0jjm, 8eldn,