{"id":6545,"date":"2025-06-01T12:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T09:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minac.ro\/?p=6545"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:44:45","slug":"exponatul-lunii-iunie-2025-grup-statuar-cu-jocul-ephedrismos-sau-cal-si-calaret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minac.ro\/en\/exponatul-lunii-iunie-2025-grup-statuar-cu-jocul-ephedrismos-sau-cal-si-calaret\/","title":{"rendered":"Exponatul lunii iunie 2025 – Grup statuar cu jocul \u201eephedrismos\u201d sau \u201ecal \u0219i c\u0103l\u0103re\u021b\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Muzeul de Istorie Na\u021bional\u0103 \u0219i Arheologie Constan\u021ba<\/strong><\/strong> v\u0103 prezint\u0103 \u00een luna iunie un grup statuar din marmur\u0103, descoperit la Tomis\/Constan\u021ba, \u00een cursul unor cercet\u0103ri arheologice preventive desf\u0103\u0219urate \u00een anul 2017 \u00een zona peninsular\u0103 a ora\u0219ului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aceast\u0103 sculptur\u0103 fragmentar\u0103 din marmur\u0103 alb\u0103 (\u00een\u0103l\u021bime: cca 34 cm), descoperit\u0103 la Tomis, red\u0103 dou\u0103 personaje \u2014 un copil purtat \u00een c\u00e2rc\u0103 de un adult \u2014 angajate \u00eentr-un joc cunoscut \u00een lumea greac\u0103 sub numele de ephedrismos. \u00cen rom\u00e2n\u0103, ar corespunde jocului \u201ec\u0103lu\u021bii\u201d sau \u201ecal \u0219i c\u0103l\u0103re\u021b\u201d, \u00een care \u00eenvinsul \u00eel purta pe c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103tor pe umeri, \u00eentr-o prob\u0103 de echilibru \u0219i for\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identificarea exact\u0103 a scenei este dificil\u0103 din cauza st\u0103rii de conservare. Sunt cunoscute multiple variante ale acestui joc, reprezentate pe vase grece\u0219ti din secolele VI\u2013V a.Chr. \u0219i \u00een sculptur\u0103, inclusiv o versiune mitologic\u0103: un satir purt\u00e2ndu-l pe Dionysos copil \u2014 tem\u0103 reluat\u0103 frecvent \u00een epoca roman\u0103, pe un model elenistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucrarea, realizat\u0103 probabil \u00eentr-un atelier din Asia Mic\u0103 (zona Dokimeion, de unde provine \u0219i marmura), prezint\u0103 detalii stilistice simple, cu o redare clar\u0103 a pozi\u021biei personajelor. Compozi\u021bia sugereaz\u0103 o vizualizare lateral\u0103, posibil fiind integrat\u0103 \u00eentr-o ni\u0219\u0103 sau folosit\u0103 ca element decorativ ori picior de mas\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piese similare sunt rare; exemple cunoscute provin din K\u00f6ln \u0219i Marcianopolis. Sculptura ofer\u0103 o imagine vie a jocurilor din Antichitate, evoc\u00e2nd nu doar lumea copil\u0103riei, ci \u0219i valori precum competi\u021bia, coordonarea \u0219i echilibrul, teme potrivite pentru decorul interior al unei locuin\u021be din antica Tomis din secolul al III-lea p.Chr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

V\u0103 invit\u0103m s\u0103 descoperi\u021bi aceast interesant artefact arheologic, parte a istoriei urbei noastre, \u00een cadrul expozi\u021biei virtuale pe parcursul lunii iunie a anului 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Statuary Group Depicting the Game Ephedrismos, or “Horse and Rider” \/ Piggyback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, the Museum of National History and Archaeology of Constan\u021ba<\/strong> presents a marble statuary group discovered in Tomis\/Constan\u021ba, during preventive archaeological researches carried out in 2017 in the peninsular area of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fragmentary white marble sculpture (height: approx. 34 cm), discovered at Tomis, depicts two figures \u2014 a child riding on the shoulders of an adult \u2014 engaged in a game known in antiquity by its Greek name ephedrismos. In Romanian, it corresponds to the game \u201cc\u0103lu\u021bii\u201d or \u201chorse and rider,\u201d in which the loser carries the winner on their shoulders, testing both balance and strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the sculpture\u2019s incomplete state, the exact interpretation of the scene remains uncertain. Several variations of this game are known from ancient Greek art, particularly on vases dating to the 6th\u20135th centuries BC, as well as in sculpture. A mythological version also exists, featuring a satyr carrying the child Dionysus – a theme frequently revisited in Roman-period sculpture, based on earlier Hellenistic models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This piece was likely created in a workshop in Asia Minor, possibly in the Dokimeion region, which also supplied the marble. It displays a simple, yet clear stylistic approach, with well-defined postures that suggest a side view. The sculpture may have been intended for placement in a niche or used as a decorative element or table support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such representations are rare; best parallels come from Cologne (Germany) and Marcianopolis (Bulgaria). The work offers a vivid glimpse into childhood games in antiquity, while also reflecting broader values such as competition, coordination, and balance \u2014 themes particularly fitting for the domestic decor of a 3rd century AD home in ancient Tomis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We invite you to discover this interesting archaeological artifact, part of our city’s history, in the virtual exhibition during the month of June 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curatori:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dr. Cristina Georgeta Alexandrescu, cercet\u0103tor \u0219tiin\u021bific II (Institutul de Arheologie \u201eVasile P\u00e2rvan\u201d din Bucure\u0219ti<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dr. Aurel Mototolea, muzeograf (Muzeul de Istorie Na\u021bional\u0103 \u0219i Arheologie Constan\u021ba)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliografie \/ Bibliography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.-G. Alexandrescu, A. Mototolea, T. Pot\u00e2rniche, Sculptural and architectural finds recently discovered in the rescue archaeological excavations carried out at Tomis in the 2016 \u2013 2019 campaigns, forthcoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F. Brommer, Huckepack, The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal, 6-7, 1978-1979, 139-146.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R. Schmidt, Die Darstellung von Kinderspielzeug und Kinderspiel in der griechischen Kunst, Viena, 1977.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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