On an arrow nock from Viminacium: Contribution to the study of Roman archery equipment in Serbia

Rad je posvećen nalazu sa lokaliteta Pećine na Viminacijumu nađenom u ukopu u obliku bunara koji je opredeljen kao grob (G 1 295). Predmet je izrađen od životinjske kosti i sastoji se od cilindričnog tela u kome je usečen žljeb u obliku latiničnog slova V i nastavka u vidu dužeg trna kružnog preseka. Iako je predmet prvobitno okarakterisan kao čivija ili ključ za štimovanje žičanog instrumena (lire) autor utvrđuje da se zapravo radi o delu streljačke opreme, odnosno "jahaču tetive" ili noku koji je nekada bio usađen na zadnjem delu tela strele od trske. Koštani nok sa Viminacijuma, do danas jedini takav nalaz iz Srbije, datovan je na osnovu stratigrafije i pratećih nalaza iz sloja u period početka III veka.This paper is dedicated to the find uncovered in a Roman well identified as a grave (G 1 295) from the locality Pećine at Viminacium (Serbia). The object is made of animal bone and has a cylindrical body with a V shaped notch carved on the back end. The body continues in the form of a narrow and long pin with circular cross-section. The object was originally published as a tuning peg (key) for string instrument (lyre), however, the author con cludes that it actually represents a piece of archery equipment, that is, a nock that was once implanted on the back of the arrow shaft made of reed. Based on the stratigraphy and other finds from the same layer, the bone nock from Viminacium, up to date the only such find in Serbia, is dated in the beginning of the 3 rd century AD