The Paestum National Archaeological Museum has recently begun a systematic study of the archaeological material found in the urban sanctuary of Athena (the so-called Temple of Ceres). Most of these objects were found during archaeological excavations in the 1920s and 30s. Among the bronze objects being sorted, studied and catalogued – a still ongoing work – are two fragments of an inscribed bronze table from the archaic period which is one of the most ancient documents of relations between Sybaris and Poseidonia. In the first part of the paper, the authors also describe its original archaeological context, in spite of difficulties due to the lack of adequate documentation of the excavation.
Una tabella in bronzo iscritta di età arcaica dal santuario urbano di Atena a Poseidonia
LONGO, Fausto;
2006
Abstract
The Paestum National Archaeological Museum has recently begun a systematic study of the archaeological material found in the urban sanctuary of Athena (the so-called Temple of Ceres). Most of these objects were found during archaeological excavations in the 1920s and 30s. Among the bronze objects being sorted, studied and catalogued – a still ongoing work – are two fragments of an inscribed bronze table from the archaic period which is one of the most ancient documents of relations between Sybaris and Poseidonia. In the first part of the paper, the authors also describe its original archaeological context, in spite of difficulties due to the lack of adequate documentation of the excavation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
