Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This paper addresses the study of theatrical-themed figurines within the extensive corpus of votive terracottas from the sanctuary of Fondo Patturelli, preserved at the Museo Provinciale Campano of Capua. After a general overview of the groups and subjects, a more detailed analysis is conducted on a core of six terracottas (five in Capua, one in Berlin) depicting peculiar characters riding on swines. The iconography, overall, appears to be rather unusual: the subjects seem to combine elements that are individually recurring in the coroplastic panorama of Capua, while the group appears comparable to well-attested iconographies of children and Erotes on animals. Building on a previous interpretation as Sileni, some comparisons are identified within the so-called Phlyax vases and theatrical terracottas, allowing for the interpretation of the subjects as actors as well.
Source: Otium
Authors: Mancini, Gloria, Ordanini, Stefano
Institution: University of Milan
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W6893045976
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