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Un capitello con Schildbüsten da Aquileia: ricerche d’archivio e contesto architettonico
A Capital with Schildbüsten from Aquileia: Archival Research and Architectural Context
Dell’Acqua, Antonio
2022
Abstract
This paper analyses a colossal Proconnesus marble capital with Schildbüsten (inv. no. 1345) currently exhibited at the Museo archeologico nazionale of Aquileia. The aim is to trace its provenance and reconstruct its collection history. The main objective is to frame the artifact within the Aquileian architectural context. The investigation’s results show that the artifact belongs to the Cassis collection and dates back to the Antonine era, probably following the war events of 167-170 AD and the spread of the plague, which also afflicted Aquileia. It provides a further element for reconstructing the Aquileian urban landscape in the late 2nd century A.D.
Il contributo analizza un grande capitello in marmo Proconnesio con Schildbüsten (n. inv. 1345) conservato al Museo archeologico nazionale di Aquileia, con l’obiettivo di rintracciarne la provenienza e di ricostruirne la storia collezionistica, per giungere ad un possibile inquadramento del manufatto nel contesto architettonico aquileiese. I risultati dell’indagine, oltre a provarne la provenienza dalla collezione Cassis, indicano che l’esemplare venne realizzato in epoca antonina probabilmente in seguito agli eventi bellici del 167-170 d.C. e alla diffusione della peste che afflisse anche Aquileia, restituendo un ulteriore elemento per la ricostruzione del paesaggio urbano aquileiese del tardo II sec. d.C.
This paper analyses a colossal Proconnesus marble capital with Schildbüsten (inv. no. 1345) currently exhibited at the Museo archeologico nazionale of Aquileia. The aim is to trace its provenance and reconstruct its collection history. The main objective is to frame the artifact within the Aquileian architectural context. The investigation’s results show that the artifact belongs to the Cassis collection and dates back to the Antonine era, probably following the war events of 167-170 AD and the spread of the plague, which also afflicted Aquileia. It provides a further element for reconstructing the Aquileian urban landscape in the late 2nd century A.D.
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Antonio Dell’Acqua, ''Un capitello con Schildbüsten da Aquileia: ricerche d’archivio e contesto architettonico'', in: ''Aquileia Nostra'', 93 (2022), pp. 17-30
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it
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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