During the excavation campaigns carried out between the 1970s and 1990s in the Northern slopes of the hill of Su Murru Mannu in Tharros (Cabras – OR) a substantial amount of pottery sherds presenting a painted decoration more complex than usual was discovered. These findings came from the area of Punic tofet and, specifically, from the adjacent cra6 area. Among the repertoire of Punic painted pottery from the Northern district of Tharros zoomorphic themes certainly had a relevant role. Despite the fragmentary state of the specimens, the extraordinary attention to anatomical detail allows the identification of the different species depicted. This “bestiary” of Punic Tharros aims at providing an updated inventory of zoomorphic themes and discussing their significance in respect of their ceramic supports. The iconographical analysis, along with some consideration about their archaeological context, suggests the hypothesis that figurative paintings on Tharros Punic pottery had a more important role than a merely decorative function

During the excavation campaigns carried out between the 1970s and 1990s in the Northern slopes of the hill of Su Murru Mannu in Tharros (Cabras – OR) a substantial amount of pottery sherds presenting a painted decoration more complex than usual was discovered. These findings came from the area of Punic tofet and, specifically, from the adjacent craft area. Among the repertoire of Punic painted pottery from the Northern district of Tharros zoomorphic themes certainly had a relevant role. Despite the fragmentary state of the specimens, the extraordinary attention to anatomical detail allows the identification of the different species depicted. This “bestiary” of Punic Tharros aims at providing an updated inventory of zoomorphic themes and discussing their significance in respect of their ceramic supports. The iconographical analysis, along with some consideration about their archaeological context, suggests the hypothesis that figurative paintings on Tharros Punic pottery had a more important role than a merely decorative function.

Le indagini condotte tra gli anni Settanta e Novanta sulla Collina di Su Murru Mannu nel sito di Tharros (Cabras – OR) portarono al rinvenimento di numerose attestazioni di pittura vascolare punica, caratterizzata da un ampio repertorio di motivi figurati, tra cui numerose rappresentazioni di animali. Nonostante lo stato frammentario dei documenti, la grande attenzione posta dai vasai decoratori nella resa dei dettagli anatomici dei soggetti consente l’identificazione delle specie raffigurate. Il presente studio propone un “bestiario” di Tharros punica con l’obiettivo di fornire un inventario aggiornato delle attestazioni dei motivi zoomorfi sinora editi e discutere del significato delle immagini in rapporto al loro supporto. L’analisi iconografica dei soggetti e alcuni indizi forniti dal contesto archeologico di rinvenimento dei frammenti sembrerebbero infatti suggerire che i motivi figurati della pittura vascolare punica di Tharros ricoprirono un ruolo più importante rispetto alla mera funzione decorativa.

Per un bestiario di Tharros punica: iconografie animali dipinte sulla ceramica vascolare dalla collina di Su Murru Mannu

stefano floris
2019-01-01

Abstract

During the excavation campaigns carried out between the 1970s and 1990s in the Northern slopes of the hill of Su Murru Mannu in Tharros (Cabras – OR) a substantial amount of pottery sherds presenting a painted decoration more complex than usual was discovered. These findings came from the area of Punic tofet and, specifically, from the adjacent craft area. Among the repertoire of Punic painted pottery from the Northern district of Tharros zoomorphic themes certainly had a relevant role. Despite the fragmentary state of the specimens, the extraordinary attention to anatomical detail allows the identification of the different species depicted. This “bestiary” of Punic Tharros aims at providing an updated inventory of zoomorphic themes and discussing their significance in respect of their ceramic supports. The iconographical analysis, along with some consideration about their archaeological context, suggests the hypothesis that figurative paintings on Tharros Punic pottery had a more important role than a merely decorative function.
2019
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