A little applique of a bearded man stands out among the few bone and ivory objects recovered in the Etruscan necropolises of Bologna between the middle of the 6th century and the first half of the 4th century BC. The applique, which has never been thoroughly studied, was found in the tomb 103 of the De Luca Necropolis, one of the most important burial places at the time. The article focus on this incredible find investigating many related aspects, such as the stylistic and iconographic classification, the chronology, the production centres, its function and its significance in relation to the context.
Applique a protome di Acheloo dal sepolcreto etrusco De Luca di Bologna
Giulia Morpurgo
2019
Abstract
A little applique of a bearded man stands out among the few bone and ivory objects recovered in the Etruscan necropolises of Bologna between the middle of the 6th century and the first half of the 4th century BC. The applique, which has never been thoroughly studied, was found in the tomb 103 of the De Luca Necropolis, one of the most important burial places at the time. The article focus on this incredible find investigating many related aspects, such as the stylistic and iconographic classification, the chronology, the production centres, its function and its significance in relation to the context.File in questo prodotto:
Eventuali allegati, non sono esposti
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
