1960/11/01 by Stefan Weinstock · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Archaeological and Historical Studies #Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies #Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History #Bronze #Art #Engraving #Ancient history #Bronze Age #Archaeology #Visual arts #History
paper · doi:10.2307/298293
openalex publication_date 1960/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This inscription (pl. XII, 1, 2), a dedication to Castor and Pollux, the Kouroi, was found in 1959 during Professor F. Castagnoli's and Dr. L. Cozza's excavations at Pratica di Mare, the site of ancient Lavinium, by the eighth of a series of thirteen altars. It has been published by Castagnoli with a valuable commentary. It is engraved on a bronze tablet (29 cm. by 5 cm.), reads from right to left, and is attributed by Castagnoli, with reference to the inscriptions of the Forum ( CIL 1 2 , 1 = ILS 4913 = Degrassi 3) and of Tivoli ( CIL 1 2 , 2658 = Degr. 5), to the fifth century B.C. Another more recent inscription engraved on a bronze tablet of the same size was found a few years ago in the same place: ‘Cerere auliquoquibus/Vespernam poro.’