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THE MUSEUM OF THE TOWN OF KRIZEVCI

In 1950's, a cornice with two lion figures made of white marble was found in Križevci. The dicovery was made during the excavation of the new St. Rochus graveyard. The cornice corresponds iconographically to the imagery of the Egyptian god Serapis. The monument is today part of the collection in the Museum of the Town of Križevci. The monument was written about by D. Zajc (1954), Ž. Demo (1982), A. Horvat (1982), B. Kolar (2001), and M. Tomorad (2003).

THE MUSEUM OF THE TOWN OF KOPRIVNICA

In the August of 2001, a marble cornice of a stela with a pair of lions was excavated from the lake located in the area of Gabajeva Greda gravel pit near the river of Drava at the depth of 25 m. The cornice was discovered by the gravel pit supervisor and archaeologist amateur Ivan Zvijerac. I was provided with the data on the discovery and the pictures of the cornice by the archaeologist Igor Kulenović, the curator of the Koprivnica Museum. After the discovery, the cornice was stored on the water dredge, and it was transferred to the Museum of the Town of Koprivnica in late September 2001. The monument was written about by I. Kulenović (2002), and M. Tomorad (2003).

THE DR. GRGA NOVAK ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION AND LAPIDARY IN HVAR

The collection is located within the former St. Mark church which belonged to the Dominican monastery. The archaeological collection and its lapidary are dedicated to the Dr. Grga Novak who was born in the town of Hvar. The collection includes numerous artifacts ranging from the prehistory to the late antiquity. The integral part of the collection is a bronze statuette representing the god Nefertum discovered on the island of Hvar, and several other smaller artifacts borrowed from the Archaeological Museum in Split. The collection was written about by P. Selem (1997), and M. Tomorad (2003).

THE LAPIDARY OF THE VARVARIA LOCALITY IN BRIBIRSKA GLAVICA

The Lapidary was established after the excavations at the locality Varvaria near Bribirska Glavica. An altar made of white limestone with an inscription dedicated to Isis was found during the excavations. It is kept today in the Lapidary of the Varvaria locality. The monument was written about by B. Kuntić-Makvić (1982), P. Selem (1997), and M. Tomorad (2003).

THE LAPIDARY IN NOVIGRAD (Lat. EMONIA) IN ISTRIA

The Lapidary is located in the courtyard of the house in the 12 J. Malevac Street in Novigrad. Two fragments of a small altar dedicated to Isis are to be found there. The objects were written about Š. Mlakar (1957), B. Perc (1968), and M. Tomorad (2003).

THE NARONA COLLECTION IN VID NEAR METKOVIĆ

A female alabaster bust with plain Isiac features (veil, the Isiac knot, and scarf) is kept in the local collection of ancient Narona. The artifact was written about by N. Cambi (1971), P. Selem (1972, 1997), and M. Tomorad (2003).

THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN IMOTSKI

The collection of the National University in Imotski holds a bronze statuette of Isis-Fortuna found near the Šarampov Bridge in Prološac at Imotski. The statuette was purchased for the collection soon after it was discovered in 1986. The artifact was written about by M. Lozo (1986), S. Tonković (1991), P. Selem (1997), and M. Tomorad (2003).

M.T.