Bronze Tile from the Vicinity of Sremska Mitrovica – A Contribution to Studies on the Architecture of Sirmium

Abstract

The subject of the paper is a bronze tile with a relief ornamentation from the vicinity of Sremska Mitrovica. The tile shows three reapers in a field in front of the walls and gates of a city. I have assumed that the reapers shown as they work are meant to glorify rural life, and express a desire to revive the golden Saturnian and Augustan ages. A view of the city in the background shows, in my opinion, the walls and northern gate to Sirmium. The tile could be dated to the final quarter of the 3rd century.