This work deals with 252 terracottasstanding out because of the high percentage of heads broken a... more This work deals with 252 terracottasstanding out because of the high percentage of heads broken at the neck and of female figures which have been seized in seventies of the last century. The variety of iconographical depictions detected ranges from the archaic types to the widespread Tanagras, providing some instances of craftsmen attempting to diversify standardized iconographies and to optimize the productive resources. Parallels point out the provenance of terracottas from Taranto and allow us to find precise correspondance between the figurines yielded by a few sacred contexts of the city and ours. Due to their votive function and its connection with the cult practice of fragmenting offerings, objects even if they are out of context may contribute, to some extent, to the archaeology of ritual in Magna Graecia.
The amount of votive terracottas yielded by ritual contexts in Magna Graecia have been increased ... more The amount of votive terracottas yielded by ritual contexts in Magna Graecia have been increased by seized archaeological objects which have yet lost part of their informative power. The fragmentary statuettes presented here have been seized in 1979 and mainly consist in female heads dated from Archaism to Hellenistic Age. Stylistic an technical studies carried out in 2021–2022 revealed that our fragments strongly resemble the terracottas from Taranto and the types were comparable with those uncovered in some ritual contexts of the city. Our heads may have been removed from one or more of the votive deposits uncovered at Spring’s Sanctuary of Saturo currently interpreted as evidence of an abandonment rite.
This work deals with 252 terracottasstanding out because of the high percentage of heads broken a... more This work deals with 252 terracottasstanding out because of the high percentage of heads broken at the neck and of female figures which have been seized in seventies of the last century. The variety of iconographical depictions detected ranges from the archaic types to the widespread Tanagras, providing some instances of craftsmen attempting to diversify standardized iconographies and to optimize the productive resources. Parallels point out the provenance of terracottas from Taranto and allow us to find precise correspondance between the figurines yielded by a few sacred contexts of the city and ours. Due to their votive function and its connection with the cult practice of fragmenting offerings, objects even if they are out of context may contribute, to some extent, to the archaeology of ritual in Magna Graecia.
The amount of votive terracottas yielded by ritual contexts in Magna Graecia have been increased ... more The amount of votive terracottas yielded by ritual contexts in Magna Graecia have been increased by seized archaeological objects which have yet lost part of their informative power. The fragmentary statuettes presented here have been seized in 1979 and mainly consist in female heads dated from Archaism to Hellenistic Age. Stylistic an technical studies carried out in 2021–2022 revealed that our fragments strongly resemble the terracottas from Taranto and the types were comparable with those uncovered in some ritual contexts of the city. Our heads may have been removed from one or more of the votive deposits uncovered at Spring’s Sanctuary of Saturo currently interpreted as evidence of an abandonment rite.
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