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The brooches presented have been found during archaeological investigations conducted from 1998 t... more The brooches presented have been found during archaeological investigations conducted from 1998 to the present, by the team of the Department of Archaeology of Bologna (DISCI), directed by Prof. Sandro De Maria and coordinated by Prof. Riccardo Villicich on the field, at the site of the villa of Theodoric at Galeata (Forlì-Cesena, Italy). Both the artifacts are due to the cross-shaped brooches, characteristic ornaments of the female costume between the V - VI century and the seventh century, with a most likely going at least through the eighth century. Cross-shaped brooches are an excellent example of early medieval artefacts spread on both sides of the Adriatic. Their area of distribution, in fact, is considerably wider: from the Balkans to the Alpine regions, up to Emilia Romagna, Liguria and the central-southern Italy. These objects, at times, could assume a stronger allegorical value that can be assigned to areas of Christian symbolism. Apart from these rare cases, on the other hand, it should be emphasized the strong bond that forms with such ornaments have reasons very similar to those already present in the repertoire of the brooches of the Roman imperial period.
Also in relation to these issues, a comparison is particularly interesting for the fibulae presented here comes from Berceto (Parma, Italy).
Conference Presentations by Ketty Iannantuono
Purpose of this study is the pectoral cross, used as reliquary conserved at the Museum of Berceto... more Purpose of this study is the pectoral cross, used as reliquary conserved at the Museum of Berceto's Cathedral (Parma, Italy). . The archaeological investigations in the Berceto’s Cathedral, carried out since the beginning of 1985, stopped in 1987
during the consolidation works of the church. Meanwhile, under the main altar, a shrine was built to keep the body of the founder St. Moderanno. In the same space is placed the body of St. Abbondio, the first patron saint of the abbey before St.
Moderanno. The relics of St. Abbondio were kept in a lead chest. Inside it, placed in a shrine beneath the high altar, they found the bronze enkolpion now shown in the museum of the cathedral. The type of the cross-reliquary hasn't any comparison in
higher production of similar devotional objects and presents some issues regarding the typological definition. The shape is, in fact, very similar to crosses brooches. The interpretation of some of these objects found in particular funerary contexts such
as Christian symbols, makes it possible to assume, in the case of Berceto, a reuse of a brooch defunctionalized by removing the pin buckle. Archaeometrical non-destructives investigations would allow to acquire data about the alloy used studying the
object with SEM. Radiographical analysis could highlight changes at the time of defunctionalization of the brooch. An archaeometrical study project of the materials was launched by DISCI (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna), and
coordinated by Prof. Sandro De Maria and Prof. Mariangela Vandini.
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Articles by Ketty Iannantuono
Klio, 2019
This article seeks to address the question how the Tetrarchic system of four rulers could be pres... more This article seeks to address the question how the Tetrarchic system of four rulers could be presented as legitimate in a society that had never seen this political constellation before. What were the different modes of presenting Tetrarchic rule and how did they help in making the new system acceptable? The article argues that new power structures needed to be formulated in familiar terms, not only for the rulers to legitimate their position, but also for the ruled to understand such new systems. As a result, imperial messages during the Tetrarchic period were strongly influenced by traditional modes of representation from earlier periods. Traditions which were inherent in specific media and locations were determining factors for the way in which a new political system could be presented. The result was a much less coherent ideological Tetrarchic message than is often assumed. The image of group identity was regularly lost in a more complex and messy mode of formulating power. The new and innovative aspects of a collegiate rule by four emperors was less important than linking the power of those rulers to what was traditionally expected of the portrayal of Roman emperorship.
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During this digital humanities meeting, the Constraints and Tradition team invited researchers to... more During this digital humanities meeting, the Constraints and Tradition team invited researchers to discuss the opportunities and limitations of datasets and digital methods to study the ancient world, including mapping tools, network analysis, databases and data management (e.g. the OCRE numismatic database), data mining, and visualization.
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Also in relation to these issues, a comparison is particularly interesting for the fibulae presented here comes from Berceto (Parma, Italy).
Conference Presentations by Ketty Iannantuono
during the consolidation works of the church. Meanwhile, under the main altar, a shrine was built to keep the body of the founder St. Moderanno. In the same space is placed the body of St. Abbondio, the first patron saint of the abbey before St.
Moderanno. The relics of St. Abbondio were kept in a lead chest. Inside it, placed in a shrine beneath the high altar, they found the bronze enkolpion now shown in the museum of the cathedral. The type of the cross-reliquary hasn't any comparison in
higher production of similar devotional objects and presents some issues regarding the typological definition. The shape is, in fact, very similar to crosses brooches. The interpretation of some of these objects found in particular funerary contexts such
as Christian symbols, makes it possible to assume, in the case of Berceto, a reuse of a brooch defunctionalized by removing the pin buckle. Archaeometrical non-destructives investigations would allow to acquire data about the alloy used studying the
object with SEM. Radiographical analysis could highlight changes at the time of defunctionalization of the brooch. An archaeometrical study project of the materials was launched by DISCI (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna), and
coordinated by Prof. Sandro De Maria and Prof. Mariangela Vandini.
Talks by Ketty Iannantuono
Articles by Ketty Iannantuono
Conferences_Archive by Ketty Iannantuono
Also in relation to these issues, a comparison is particularly interesting for the fibulae presented here comes from Berceto (Parma, Italy).
during the consolidation works of the church. Meanwhile, under the main altar, a shrine was built to keep the body of the founder St. Moderanno. In the same space is placed the body of St. Abbondio, the first patron saint of the abbey before St.
Moderanno. The relics of St. Abbondio were kept in a lead chest. Inside it, placed in a shrine beneath the high altar, they found the bronze enkolpion now shown in the museum of the cathedral. The type of the cross-reliquary hasn't any comparison in
higher production of similar devotional objects and presents some issues regarding the typological definition. The shape is, in fact, very similar to crosses brooches. The interpretation of some of these objects found in particular funerary contexts such
as Christian symbols, makes it possible to assume, in the case of Berceto, a reuse of a brooch defunctionalized by removing the pin buckle. Archaeometrical non-destructives investigations would allow to acquire data about the alloy used studying the
object with SEM. Radiographical analysis could highlight changes at the time of defunctionalization of the brooch. An archaeometrical study project of the materials was launched by DISCI (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna), and
coordinated by Prof. Sandro De Maria and Prof. Mariangela Vandini.