At the human foot of the loma on which sits the ancient urban meat of Cumae, inwards the portion of Naples, Priscilla Munzi, CNRS researcher at the Jean Bérard Centre (CNRS-EFR), in addition to Jean-Pierre Brun, professor at the Collège de France, are exploring a Roman-era necropolis. They forthwith unwrap the latest regain to surface inwards the archaeological dig they accept led since 2001: a painted tomb from the sec century B.C. In first-class condition, the tomb depicts a banquet scene, fixed past times pigments.
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| Burial bedroom interior in addition to scenes depicting figures, preserved on the entrance wall in addition to one-half of the side walls. The entrance wall correct of the door depicts a naked servant, standing in addition to belongings a silver-plated jug in addition to vase for wine. To his left, a krater (vase) on a stand upward is visible. To the left of the door are a silver-plated situla, a type of bucket-shaped vessel, a wooden tabular array in addition to a vino amphora on a stand. On the side walls are what look to live landscape scenes [Credit: © E. Lupoli, Jean Bérard Centre (CNRS/École française de Rome)] |
In recent years, French researchers accept focused on an expanse where a Greek sanctuary, roads in addition to a necropolis were found. Among the hundreds of ancient sepulchres unearthed since 2001, they accept discovered a serial of vaulted burial chambers made of tuff, a volcanic rock establish inwards the area. People entered the tomb through a door inwards the façade sealed amongst a large rock block.
The infinite within was mostly composed of a bedroom amongst 3 vaults or funerary beds. The tombs were raided inwards the 19th century, precisely recovered remains in addition to traces of funerary furnishings, which archaeologists accept used to appointment the tombs to the minute century B.C., betoken the high social status of those buried within.
Until now, exclusively tombs painted reddish or white had been found, precisely inwards June 2018 researchers discovered a room amongst exceptionally executed figure painting. H5N1 naked retainer carrying a jug of vino in addition to a vase is withal visible; the banquet's guests are idea to accept been painted on the side walls.
Other elements of the banquet tin equally good live distinguished. In add-on to the first-class reason of conservation of the remaining plaster in addition to pigments, such a décor inwards a tomb built inwards that catamenia is rare; its “unfashionable” dependent area thing was inwards style i or 2 centuries earlier. This regain is equally good an chance to line artistic action over fourth dimension at the site.
To save the fresco, archaeologists removed it, along amongst fragments establish on the ground, inwards gild to re-assemble the décor similar a puzzle.
The digs were carried out amongst fiscal back upward from the French Ministry of Europe in addition to Foreign Affairs, the Ecole française de Rome in addition to the Fondation du Collège de France. This inquiry is purpose of a concession granted past times the Italian Ministry of Cultural Assets in addition to Activities inwards partnership amongst the Phlegraen Fields archaeological site.
Source: CNRS [September 25, 2018]
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| Preserved paintings on the correct side of the entrance wall (detail) [Credit: © E. Lupoli, Jean Bérard Centre (CNRS/École française de Rome)] |
Until now, exclusively tombs painted reddish or white had been found, precisely inwards June 2018 researchers discovered a room amongst exceptionally executed figure painting. H5N1 naked retainer carrying a jug of vino in addition to a vase is withal visible; the banquet's guests are idea to accept been painted on the side walls.
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| View of the within of the funeral bedroom amongst beds for burial [Credit: © E. Lupoli, Jean Bérard Centre (CNRS/École française de Rome)] |
To save the fresco, archaeologists removed it, along amongst fragments establish on the ground, inwards gild to re-assemble the décor similar a puzzle.
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| View of the excavations at Cumae [Credit: © E. Lupoli, Jean Bérard Centre (CNRS/École française de Rome)] |
Source: CNRS [September 25, 2018]
Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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