Detailed sheets

Pit tomb no. 54 from the Phoenician necropolis

Tomb no. 54 is a small pit tomb that is part of the Phoenician necropolis (fig. 1), in the southern area (figs. 2-3). It is a child’s tomb, who was buried by cremation, around 600 B.C. Cremation took place inside the pit, as shown by the layer of ash and organic materials.

1-31-31-3
Figs. 1-3 - Aerial view of the Phoenician necropolis (photo UNICITY S.p.A.); location of the pit tomb and its map (BARTOLONI 2000, figs. 7; 17).


The dead child wore a glass past necklace comprising six elements with three protective amulets, one portraying the Egyptian god Horus (fig. 6, top left) and the other two with Silenus masks. The dead child was accompanied by a round vase and a mixing urn, with three clews arranged above the mid line of the vase. The same type has been found in different Phoenician sites (figs. 4-5).

4-64-64-6
Figs. 4-6 - The archaeological materials from the tomb (BARTOLONI 1987, tables I-III).

 

Bibliografia

  • P. BARTOLONI, La tomba 54 della necropoli arcaica di Monte Sirai, in QSACA, 4, I, pp. 153-159.
  • P. BARTOLONI, La necropoli di Monte Sirai - I (Collezione di Studi Fenici, 41), Roma.

 

Menu