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Archaic Seated Figures Frieze Plaque
At the dig site of the "Upper Building" on the plateau of Piano del Tesoro, a frieze plaque was found depicting figures seated in front of one another.[1] This frieze, along with the other found at this site, are dated to 700 BCE-535 BCE.[2] The plaque measures about .239 meters in height, .543 meters in width, and a thickness of about .025 meters.[2] Like many frieze plaques dated to the Archaic period of Etruscan society, the plaque depicting the seated figures is made of terracotta, more specifically the clay is classified as coarse.[2][3] Oftentimes, these decorative plaques depicted the figures of gods or people worshipping gods.[4]
Assembly Scene
The scene depicted on this particular frieze plaque is viewed as a scene of an assembly.[1] Archaeologists and researchers can definitively classify this scene as an assembly based on the furniture the figures are seated on. The third figure from the right is sitting on a cylindrical throne, which is a distinction of the 7th century BC.[4] Along with this unique throne style, the remainder of the seated figures are seated on folding stools with four double-curved animal legs.[3] These stools are staples of assembly scenes involving both gods and mortals.[4] Anthony Tuck, an archaeologist from the University of Massachusetts who excavated the site, has argued that the assembly scene depicts a hieros gamos.[5] Although figures on frieze plaques such as this one often portray deities, it is important to note that there has been no concrete evidence suggesting that this particular assembly scene is an Italian mythological representation.[6]
References
- ^ a b Rathje, Annette (2007). "Murlo, Images and Archaeology". Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation. 10 – via Umass.edu.
- ^ a b c Tuck, Anothony (2012). "PC 19680271 from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Civitate A/Civitate A 2/1968, ID:485". Open Context. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b Tuck, Anthony (2012). "19680777.jpg from Europe/Italy/Poggio Civitate/Civitate A/Civitate A 2H/1968, ID:161/PC 19680777". Open Context. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Turfa, Jean (2003). "Etruscan". Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Tuck, Anthony (2006). "The Social and Political Context of the 7th Century Architectural Terracottas at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)". Deliciae Fictiles III. Architectural Terracottas in Ancient Italy: New Discoveries and Interpretations.
- ^ Menichetti, M. (1994). Archaeologia del Potere. Milan.
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