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Categories: Archeology
Third floor
The more recent tombs, Tomb A and Tomb F, dating from the 3rd to the 1st century BC, yielded numerous funerary urns inscribed with the name of the Marcni family. Inside these urns, various grave goods were found, including pottery, iron strigils, a bronze coin, and terracotta oil lamps.
This room concludes the presentation of the Molinello necropolis. It is dedicated to Anna Talocchini, who initiated the excavations in the 1960s and personally selected the materials displayed from Tombs A, B, C, D, and E, recognizing their significance. Among the exhibited artifacts are fragments of Attic black-figure pottery and Etrusco-Corinthian ware, various bronze objects, and some distinctive decorative terracotta pieces in the shape of a ram's head and a crowned female head.
The room, with its beautiful model, presents the Necropolis of Poggio Pinci, discovered in 1957 a few kilometers from Asciano. Excavated in several phases until the 1980s, the necropolis consists of 9 chamber tombs carved into travertine, dating from the 5th to the 1st century BC. On display in the room are the grave goods from Tomb I, where two cups stand out, one in black-figure pottery and a very elegant one in Aretine ceramic. In the background, the various funerary urns from Tomb II are arranged as they were found during the discovery.
The room displays the rich grave goods from Tomb II, the oldest on the site, dating from the 5th to the 1st century BC. Various inscriptions on the funerary urns allow the tomb to be attributed to the Hepni family. Among the grave goods, there are bronze objects such as strainers, vessels, engraved mirrors, decorated strigils, and an iron "scraper." The ceramics include fine pieces such as a red-figure krater depicting a winged figure (Lasa), likely of Vulcentian production, and some cups with overpainted decorations. Also present are black-gloss ceramics, Aretine pottery, oil lamps, unguentaria, and terracotta ossuaries with Etruscan inscriptions.
In this room, the grave goods from Tomb III, dating from the 4th to 3rd century BC, are displayed. The collection is particularly notable for the presence of several red-figure ceramic vessels imported from Volterra, including the krater attributed to the so-called "Painter of Asciano," which opens the "Archaeology" section in Room 18. Also on display are black-gloss ceramics, including a small miniature vessel used for ritual purposes, an iron scratching tool, and a valuable pair of gold earrings.
The last room dedicated to the necropolis of Poggio Pinci displays artifacts from Tombs IV and V, dating between the 4th and 1st centuries BC. Tomb IV has yielded several ceramic objects, including a cup featuring a red-painted swan. Various metal artifacts are also present, such as bronze situlae, strainers, and ladles. The male grave goods include a spearhead and a strigil, while the female ones feature a mirror with a winged figure (Lasa) and gold earrings. During the Augustan era, a decorated oil lamp and a limestone gaming die were placed in the tomb. From Tomb V come several red-figure ceramics, including a duck-shaped vessel, as well as various bronze objects, notably two jugs with Gorgon heads at the handle attachments.
Here, copies of three bronze mask helmets are displayed. These helmets were discovered in 1955 at the "Le Querciolaie" quarry near Serre di Rapolano and are now preserved in Florence. Dating back to the first half of the 2nd century AD, their exact use remains uncertain, but they are believed to have been used in tournaments or sacred events. The most complete specimen depicts the face of a young Dionysus, adorned with a headband and a crown of ivy and berries.
The last room of Palazzo Corboli, which also includes the top floor of the medieval house-tower, displays significant artifacts from the Campo Muri settlement. Among these are a decorated antefix, fragments of glass panels, columns, and a travertine sundial. The exhibition also features a reconstruction of a tiled roof and some lead pipes. Particularly noteworthy are the archaeological materials documenting the site's final phases of occupation, including late antique tableware with the characteristic red slip coating and several coins.
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