Ceglie del Campo

In the necropolis of Ceglie del Campo (BA), ten figured ambers were found, among which there are two pendants in the form of a winged female figure. The carving and engraving were carried out on all the sides of the first item with the exception of the rear. The face of the winged figure is shown in the upper left in profile and looking back; the hairs were rendered through a series of parallel engraved lines, vertical on the front and horizontal on the nape, and are partially covered by a hat. On the right there is a large wing with a sinuous profile, with individual feathers delineated by a series of parallel incisions. The discovery can be dated in the last decades of the fifth century BC. The workmanship in the carving and engraving of the second pendant involves the front side and the lower, in part. All of the face's details and those of the figure's wings are not readable due to the corroded surface of the pendant. The discovery can be dated in the second quarter of the fifth century BC. The two pendants belong to the collections of the Museo Archeologico della Città Metropolitana di Bari.