Execution of two replicas one in polyester resin and other in marble of one marble sculpture, representing the head of Endovelicus* (1stc., Roman Period), from the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology (Inv. 988.3.168), from the Sanctuary of God Endovelicus, Monte de S. Miguel da Mota, Alandroal (Alto Alentejo), classified as Public Interest since 1997.
These replicas were produced for two different purposes:
- to belong to the Endovelicus Interpretive Centre, installed in the town of Terena (Alandroal) - polyester resin replica
- to include the Collection of the Multimedia Museum PO.RO.S, - marble replica done by Pedro Lino.
* The Endovelicus is an Iron Age deity venerated in pre-Roman Lusitania, God of Medicine and Safety. Its name, with both solar and chthonic character, appears sometimes as Endovelicus, Endovellicus, Indovelicus or Enobolicus. After the Roman invasion, its cult spread throughout the Roman Empire, being identified as Aesculapius or Asclepius, remaining ever more popular in the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the Roman provinces of Lusitania and Hispania Baetica, until the 5th century, when Christianity spread in the region.
Acknowledgements Municipalities of Alandroal and Condeixa-a-Nova ~ National Museum of Archaeology ~ PO.RO.S. - Museum Roman Portugal in Sicó (Condeixa) ~ FabLab of Coimbra ~ Novotecna - Association for Technological Development ~ MR Dinis dos Santos - Industrial Chemical Products
