New discovered find of bronze plaque with the depiction of the Danube horseman cult from the Đelilovac near Travnik

Abstract

This article will present the newly discovered finding bronze plaque depicting the cult of Danubian
horsemen from the site Đelilovac, in Turbe near Travnik, found during archaeological excavations in 2013. this
is the first trace of an ancient cult on the bronze plaque in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and approximately dates back
to the 3rd century AD. Central place on the plaque illustrates a female person, the goddess, with one rider on her
both sides. The goddess is shown with hands raised in the air holding branches, which is a unique attribute never
recorded in any other representation of this cult.