ETRUSCAN
ITALIC MUSEUM |
Bronze Tripod |
 
Being restored thanks to the generosity of
the
Massachussets
Chapter |
This piece is a representation of the work carried out by bronze workers from the Etruscan town of Vulci in archaic times. A vase shaped piece stands on legs fused together and adorned with rich decorative motifs such as palmettes, lotus flowers, and spirals in relief.
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| Six ancient Roman vases |
  
Being restored thanks to the generosity of
the
California
Chapter |
These six ancient Roman vases constitute an interesting collection covering a period of over five centuries. They are all made of bronze but each vase has a peculiar shape and use and are different in shape and use. There is a beautiful oinochoe, a jug exclusively used for pouring wine during the “symposium” (IV century A.D). Two askos, small jugs in the shape of goatskins, from the II-I century B.C. A small oil lamp in the shape of a bull from the I century A.D. |
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| Regolini Galassi Tomb |
The Regolini Galassi Tomb was found
in 1836 during archaeological excavations in Cerveteri.
The Regolini Galassi represents one of the richest
burial sites in Etruria and in the whole Eastern Mediterranean
region. This tomb is the burial site of a king from
the ancient Etruscan city of Caere, and holds a rich
variety of gold, silver and bronze
artefacts related to complex ceremonial and symbolic
rituals.
During this period, christened as orientalizing, many
cultural and artistic elements of different origins
coexisted in Etruria and in the entire Mediterranean
region. Particularly significant are a series of eleven
bronze ribbed paterae, originally placed along the
cell walls of the tomb. These ceremonial vases of
oriental origin were used in the entombment rituals
of the royal class. The presence of ribbed paterae
in the tombs of Etruscan aristocratic figures has
various symbolic meanings such as the indication of
social ranking or the realization of regal banquets
in honor of the dead and their ancestors.
In the same tomb, archaeologists also found both phiale
and a bronze basin. The phiale is an antique ceremonial
vase used in the Ancient Orient and Mediterranean
during the Bronze Age. In fact, it was manufactured
in the north part of Syria, Assyria, in Fenice and
in Cyprus before reaching Italy and the
Iberian Peninsula during the VII century B.C. The
bronze basin, of simple biconical appearance and receding
borders, is part of the rich collection of bronze
vases that accompanied the most antique burial location
of the Regolini Galassi Tomb. This fascinating variety
of grave-goods is tied to the ceremonial banquet adopted
by Etruscan princes regal courts, closely associated
to the model of an ideal heroic Greek legacy, handed
down through Homers narratives and composed during
the same years in which this tomb was dated, while
being centered on past endeavors. |
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Lebete with tripod
from the Regolini Galassi tomb |

Being restored thanks to the generosity of
Mr. And Mrs Scibelli, California Chapter |
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Eleven Bronze Ribbed Paterae
from the Regolini Galassi tomb |

Being restored thanks to the generosity of
Mr amd Mrs Petrosky, Pennsylvania Chapter
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Ten Bronze Basins
from the Regolini Galassi tomb |
 
This restoration project is being made possible
thanks to various individual Patrons of the Arts |
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Bronze Basin
from the Regolini Galassi tomb |

This restoration project is being made possible thanks
to various individual Patrons of the Arts |
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