| Abstrakt: |
In 1894 a late archaic tomb was found at the Quattrini property in Civita Castellana (VT) and was named the “tripod tomb” due to the unusual discovery of a bronze tripod with rods. The analysis of the various documentary sources made it possible to recompose the arrangement of the objects on and around the tri‑ pod, recreating the entire bronze set. The bronze vessels (cauldron, basins olpai, simpula and colum) were accompanied by black-figure Attic pottery (Neck Amphora by the Villa Giulia Painter M 428, the Little Masters Band Cup and a stemless cup with gorgoneion), bucchero pottery and large containers connected to the practice of the symposium. The burial, dated to the last quarter of the 6th century BC, contributes to the reconstruction of the social floruit of the Faliscan community of the period, capable of exhibiting its wealth with the selection of a bronze symposium system of very high value as well as with Attic pottery of considerable commitment. This paper, supported by the related documentary sources, aims to present the context as a whole and pro‑ vide some insights to better understand the complex structure of the late archaic Falerii. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
