THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION

The archaeological collection of the Museo delle Trame Mediterranee grew out of the antiquarian passion of Ludovico Corrao and was incorporated into the collection of the Orestiadi Foundation in 1992. The most substantial nucleus consists of prehistoric pottery, but there are also materials of indigenous manufacture and Attic, Corinthian and Laconic imports. Hellenistic ceramics are represented by black-painted and red-figure decorated vases of Italiote manufacture, while for the Late Roman period there are achromatic jugs with horizontal ribbed decorations, widespread throughout the Late Antique Mediterranean. The artefacts lacking the original provenance date probably refer to funerary contexts from centres in western Sicily.

The archaeological collection of the Museo delle Trame Mediterranee, born from Ludovico Corrao’s passion for antiquities, was integrated into the Orestiadi Foundation’s collection in 1992. The largest part consists of prehistoric pottery, alongside materials of indigenous manufacture and imports from the Attic, Corinthian, and Laconic regions. Hellenistic ceramics are represented by black-painted and red-figure vases of Italiote production, while Late Roman pieces include achromatic jugs with horizontal ribbed decorations, common throughout the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity. Artifacts lacking original provenance data likely come from funerary contexts in western Sicily.

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Detail of a red-figure krater, mid-5th century BC, depicting figures in conversation