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Iconografia votiva e performances rituali: qualche esempio dalla Sicilia greca
2020
The paper aims at underlining the relationships between the iconography of terracotta figurines and the ritual practices. As case study the pinakes depicting a group of standing/playing and dancing maidens are treated, and the whole "votive system" to which they belong is analyzed.
Installazioni idrauliche nell’area sacra a Sud del tempio di Zeus Olympios ad Agrigento
2020
This paper will test the relationship between water and cult in the southern part of the sanctuary of Zeus Olympios at Agrigento. The most singular feature of this area is a monumental pool, besides some cisterns, buildings and a small oikos temple. The sacred area was investigated during the 20th century by E. Gabrici and E. De Miro and was referred to a chthonian cult, without deepening the features and modalities of ritual activities. Besides, it was not considered at all as a part of the sanctuary of Zeus, depending on the late chronology assigned to the main buildings. After having defined the character of the context through an analysis of the architectural remains, the votive and rit…
Le nymphai e l’acqua in Sicilia: contesti rituali e morfologia dei votivi
2012
L'articolo analizza la fenomenologia (contesti, votivi, iconografie) dei culti relativi all'acqua e al nymphai in Sicilia The paper analyzes the phenomenology (contexts, votives, iconographies) of the cults relating to water and nymphai in Sicily