La diffusione dei vasi di bronzo etruschi nella Puglia centromeridionale tra VII e IV secolo a.C. Associazioni, contesti e influenze sulle produzioni locali

The starting point of this study is certainly the contribution presented by E.M. De Juliis ("Importazioni e influenze etrusche in Puglia") on the occasion of the 33rd Conference of Studies on Magna Graecia in 1993 ("Magna Grecia, Etruschi e Fenici"). This study aims to re-examine and integrate the short list of attestations selected by De Juliis, if we consider that over the last few decades various studies have been added and excavations have been carried out with interesting discoveries which have in any case modified the picture of the testimonies. Infact, the current documentation reveals an important presence, at least in central Apulia, of bronze vases produced and imported from the Tyrrhenian area. However, it seems appropriate to point out that these new discoveries are not always followed by the necessary insights accompanied by the related publications. These shortcomings have limited the research activity of the writer conducted in the deposits with the intention of identifying those metal artifacts belonging to the funerary objects of unpublished tombs, above all due to the poor conditions of conservation and legibility that characterize several finds. Despite these limitations, it was preferred to avoid creating a simple list of objects, focusing the reflection on the analysis of these finds, considering them within the context of origin.