Flavio Ferlito (Catania)

In the city of Catania, located in the eastern part of Sicily, at the foot of Mount Etna, the votive deposit of Piazza San Francesco was found in 1959, by Prof. Giovanni Rizza, following urban works carried out for the sewer duct.
Due to the collection of about 1200 boxes of materials, the deposit appears to be one of the most consistent and important votive context in the Mediterranean. Based on the archaeological materials, the sanctuary related to the deposit must have had two important phases. The first one dates back to the Archaic period, and the second one from 470 BC. ca. until the end of Late Classical period.
Among the materials of the second phase, a substantial number of clay statuettes (3000 fragments ca.) stands out. In particular, the most outstanding were the piglet dedicants thanks to which it was possible to link the sanctuary to the cult of Demeter and Kore.
The present project is mainly focused on the reconstruction of the production system of these clay offerings, on their identification as iconographic Types, on their distribution in Sicily and on their social, religious and ideological significance.

Der Vortrag findet am Dienstag, den 26. 1. 2020 um 18 Uhr online statt.

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