For the first time in Italy you can admire the Morgantina property, consisting of 16 of silver, gold, made with finely decorated thought and chisel support, returned to Italy from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The set pieces, including production and a different history, may be obtained gradually away from the hands, stockpiling and finally assembled to hide in danger.
Object bears an inscription in Greek notation reporting pure dedication and the name of weight possible. Identification of the origin of clandestine excavations in the ancient city of Morgantina Sicilian-Greek (in the city in the province of enna Aidone) is possible thanks to the investigation of the Carabinieri Nucleo Tutela Patrimonio Culturale, crossed with archaeological research and special studies.
Back to the Italy of the pieces, which originated from the third century BC C. and is considered among the best known of Hellenistic silver Magna Graecia, move follows an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and Art and the Metropolitan Museum, was signed on February 21, 2006, where he planned to return to Italy this and archaeological objects from the other important Italy’s cultural heritage, including the famous Crater of sonority, the results of the investigation as a result of illegal trade in works of art. (more…)
