Caere

Nancy Thomson de Grummond is M. Lynette Thompson Professor of Classics and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University. Lisa Pieraccini, Project Director for the Del Chiaro Center for Ancient Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is a classical archaeologist specializing in Etruscan art and archaeology.

• List of IllustrationsPreface (Lisa C. Pieraccini)AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the Volume (Lisa C. Pieraccini)List of AbbreviationsA Note on TerminologyCaere: An Overview (Ingrid Edlund-Berry)Part I. Historical Identity and Physical Setting 1. The History (Mario Torelli)2. Topography and Natural Resources, Agriculture and Economy (Ingrid Edlund-Berry)3. The Orientalizing Period: Material and Cultural Connections (Orlando Cerasuolo)4. Literacy and Epigraphy of an Etruscan Town (Rex Wallace)5. The Urban Area (Vincenzo Bellelli)Part II. Connections and Interactions around the Mediterranean 6. Innovations: Myth, Inscriptions, and Meaning (Larissa Bonfante)7. Ports: Trade, Cultural Connections, Sanctuaries, and Emporia (Laura M. Michetti)8. Prisoners and Plagues: The Battle over Alalia (Jean MacIntosh Turfa)Part III. Cities of the Dead 9. Architecture of the Tombs (Stephan SteingrÄber)10. Early Painted Tombs in Context (Alessandro Naso)Part IV. Religion and Civic Identity 11. Temple DÉcor and Civic Pride Caere’s Place in the Evolution of Etruscan Architectural Terracotta Decoration, 550–510 BCE (Nancy Winter)New Perspectives on the Acroteria of Caeretan Temples (Patricia S. Lulof)12. Funerals and Feasting: Life at the Tomb (Lisa C. Pieraccini)13. Ritual and Religion: Life at the Sanctuaries (Nancy Thomson de Grummond)Part V. Art and Artisans 14. Workshops, Artistic Exchange, and the Economy (Giovannangelo Camporeale)15. Bucchero (Tom Rasmussen)16. Terracotta “Sarcophagi” and Ash Urns (Nancy Thomson de Grummond)17. Stamped Braziers and Pithoi (Lisa C. Pieraccini)18. Gold and Ivory (Richard Daniel De Puma)19. Amber (Faya Causey)20. The Terracotta Votives: Aspects of Cult, Artistic Exchange, and Workshop Practices (Helen Nagy)21. Painted Plaques (Francesco Roncalli)22. Archaic Painted Pottery (700–500 BCE) (Maurizio Harari)23. Classical and Hellenistic Painted Pottery (Laura Ambrosini)Part VI. Later Years 24. The Roman Period (Mario Torelli)25. Rediscovery and Recognition (Nancy Thomson de Grummond)Appendix A. A Chronology of CaereAppendix B. Complete List of Publications and Excavations by Professor Mario A. Del ChiaroIndex

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