Franciscan Monastery, Sinj

The Archaeological collection of the Franciscan monastery in Sinj contains six Egyptian artifacts. It consists a Serapis bust made of terracotta, a shabti from Čitluk made of green enameled terracotta, a shabti from Čitluk made of brown terracotta, a bronze Isis statuette, and two scarabs. One of of the scarabs made of a dark stone, was brought by father Ante Jadrijević from Egypt before the outbreak of the World War II.

Items from the collection

Franciscan Monastery, Sinj

Bronze statuette of Isis

Bronze statuette of Isis
Franciscan Monastery, Sinj
Archaeological collection
inv. no. R193; old inv. no. 45
West region of Bosnia, probably Livno or Fojnica
Ptolemaic period (306-30 B.C.) - Roman Empire, 1st-3rd c. A.D.
bronze
8.9 x 2.2 cm
gift, Bosnian Franciscans

Franciscan Monastery, Sinj

Shabti from the green glazed terracotta

Shabti from the green glazed terracotta or faience
Franciscan Monastery, Sinj
Arhaeological collection
Inv. no. R299
probably from Čitluk (Claudia Aequum), Croatia
Late period (27th-31st dynasty), 6th-4th c. B.C.
green glazed terracotta green glazed: ceramic processing
12.3 x 3.3 cm
Typology: Schneider class XIA5; Tomorad class G
Cf. Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden: AF69a; the Archaeological Museum, Zagreb: E-451, E-476

Franciscan Monastery, Sinj

Terracotta bust of Serapis

Terracotta bust of Serapis
Franciscan Monastery, Sinj
Archaeological collection
inv. no. R298; old inv. no. 46
West region of Bosnia, probably Livno or Fojnica
Roman Empire, the end of 2nd-3rd c. A.D.
terracotta
7.2 x 5 cm
gift, Bosnian Franciscans

Franciscan Monastery, Sinj

Shabti from terracotta

Shabti from terracotta
Franciscan monastery, Sinj
Arhaeological collection
inv. no. R300
probably from Čitluk (Claudia Aequum), Croatia
Late Period (30th dynasty) - Ptolemaic period (33rd dynasty), 4th-1st c. B.C.
brown terracotta
10.7 x 2.7 cm
Typology: Schneider, class XIC; Tomorad class M

Franciscan Monastery, Sinj

Scarab made from dark material

Scarab made from dark terracotta or hard paste
Franciscan Monastery, Sinj
Archaeological collection
inv. no. R301
Egypt, unknown site
not dated
dark terracotta or hard paste
2.5 x 3.5 x 5.8 cm
gift, monk Ante Jadrijević