Nuova testimonianza dell’uso delle terrecotte nel culto del Foro Triangolare a Pompei

Abstract

In 2015 the Archaeological Park of Pompei and Naples University Federico II started new investigations in the Athena sanctuary (Triangular Forum). This paper discusses a votive deposit which came to light during the 2019 campaign in the north-eastern sector of the sanctuary. The essay seeks to contextualize the formation of the assemblage comprehensively within the wider transformation processes taking place in the sanctuary in the late 2^nd century BC. The coroplastic material is studied from a typological and iconographic perspective, giving new insight into the cult practices that are probably connected with prenuptial rituals.