The bronze objects fragments from the archaic votive deposits in the sanctuary of Demetra Thesmophoros at Bitalemi (Gela, Sicily) have been studied in these last years preparing the complete edition of the old excavations. The direct analysis of the bronze objects and the research of comparison made possible to understand how important was the practice of dedication of bronze fragments in this sanctuary, the different commercial route interesting the coasts of the Sicily in archaic time, the meaning of offering mostly just fragments and the rôle of the bronze heaps trade in the Mediterranean basin.
Tarditi, C., The Metal Objects from the sanctuary of Bitalemi and their context, in Materielle Kultur und Identität im Spannungsfeld zwischen mediterraner Weltund Mitteleuropa, (Mainz am Rhein, 22-24 October 2014), Verlag des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums, Mainz am Rhein 2016: 49-67 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/74533]
The Metal Objects from the sanctuary of Bitalemi and their context
Tarditi, ChiaraPrimo
2016
Abstract
The bronze objects fragments from the archaic votive deposits in the sanctuary of Demetra Thesmophoros at Bitalemi (Gela, Sicily) have been studied in these last years preparing the complete edition of the old excavations. The direct analysis of the bronze objects and the research of comparison made possible to understand how important was the practice of dedication of bronze fragments in this sanctuary, the different commercial route interesting the coasts of the Sicily in archaic time, the meaning of offering mostly just fragments and the rôle of the bronze heaps trade in the Mediterranean basin.
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