Bøger i Zürcher Archäologische Forschungen serien

The Zurich excavations in Spina [2008-2017] brought to light several settlement phases from the end of the 6th to the end of the 4th century B.C. The present volume is dedicated to the remains of the most recent phase, a house destroyed during a military conflict and its completely preserved inventory of the 4th century B.C. In addition to the evaluation of the architectural remains, the findings are also presented in their entirety, focusing on the so-called utilitarian pottery, which has hardly been considered in research to date. Based on the analysis of the findings, conclusions are drawn about the organisation of the household as well as the consumer behaviour and the social position of the inhabitants. In addition, the function, typological development, method of production, chronological development and origin of the ceramic findings are examined. The investigations in Spina, historically the most important trading centre on the Italian Adriatic coast, have added new data on the material and social network in the Mediterranean to the previously only sparsely documented 4th century B.C. in the Po Valley. Thanks to the excellent preservation conditions and the undisturbed features, the study makes an important contribution to the chronological classification and typological development of Etruscan pottery and the settlement system of this period.

Anläßlich mehrerer Jubiläen der Archäologischen Sammlung und der Klassischen Archäologie der Universität Zürich fand die Sonderausstellung "Exekias hat mich gemalt und getöpfert? statt, zu deren Rahmenprogramm eine Tagung gehörte, deren Begleitband hier vorgelegt wird. Er ist dem Andenken John Robert Guys [1949-2020] gewidmet und enthält eine Einleitung, 15 Aufsätze und eine Bibliographie. Die Beiträge befassen sich mit Meisterschaftsfragen, Nachträgen zum ?uvre des Exekias, seiner hohen Kunstfertigkeit und ihrem Nachwirken, Exekias Bezug zur Gruppe E von Locri Epizefiri, seinen Amphoren aus Orvieto im Allgemeinen und im University of Pennsylvania Museum im Besonderen, Achill und seinen Gefährten auf der Amphora Philadelphia MS 3442, dem heroischen Genre als Mittel zur Charakterisierung am Beispiel der Amphore Vatikan 344, dem Alltag von Heroen ausgehend von Exekias' Brettspielervase, Achill und Ajax beim Spiel, den Anfängen des Thiasos, Schildzeichen im Werk des Meisters, Exekias und dem Volutenkrater, töpferischen und ikonographischen Neuerungen bei Gruppe E und Exekias sowie Exekias Umfeld am Beispiel des Mastos-Malers und seiner Gruppe.To celebrate several anniversaries related to the Archaeological Collection and the subject of Classical Archaeology at Zurich University the temporal exhibition "Exekias painted and made me? was held. In this context an international conference took place, the proceedings of which are published here. It is dedicated to the memory of John Robert Guy [1949-2020] and contains an introduction, 15 papers, and a bibliography. The contributions deal with questions of mastery, additions to Exekias' ?uvre, his supreme art and its afterlife, Exekias' relation with Group E at Locri Epizefiri, his amphoras from Orvieto in general and at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in particular, Achilles and his companions on the amphora Philadelphia MS 3442, the heroic genre as a means of characterisation by the example of amphora Vatican 344, the everyday life of heroes as shown by Exekias' board game players, Achilles and Ajax at play, the beginnings of the thiasos, shield signs on Exekias' vessels, Exekias and the volute krater, innovations as to pottery and iconography by Group E and Exekias, as well as Exekias' surroundings by the example of the Mastos Painter and his group.