Sistema Bibliotecario e Museale Città della Spezia
gold ring with engraved gem from Ameglia
Type: Archaeological Heritage
Location: Archaeological Museum of the castle of San Giorgio
Type: Ring
Generic history: sec. VIII BC-V ad
Inventory number: /
Materials and technique: Gold
Storage condition: good
Description:
The Gold part is decorated very soberly with a series of zigzag dashes, framed by the Caston, in which a muliebre head is engraved with a few essential traits.
gold plate from Ameglia
Card type: Archaeological heritage
Location: Archaeological Museum of the Castle of San Giorgio
Typology: foil
Inventory number: F2379
Materials and technique: gold
Measurements: width: 3cm
length: 20cm
thickness: 0.2cm
State of conservation: good
Description: thin golden plate of sub-rectangular shape. The band is crossed perpendicular to the length by equidistant openwork perforations, carried out by incision with zig-zag motifs. Both ends, smooth and rounded, show small holes for application on the support.
gold plates from Luni
Card type: Archaeological heritage
Location: Archaeological Museum of the Castle of San Giorgio
Typology: foils
Generic history: sec. VI AD
Inventory number: F1595
Materials and technique: gold
Measurements: various: the foils have different sizes
Description: the sheets are 30 impressed with different shapes and decorations. along the perimeter of each there are very small holes.
Inscriptions:
in relief, upper part of the largest plate: "UTERE FELIX"
Historical-critical information:
The parure was found near via San Pero, near the extra-urban cemetery church of Luni dedicated to St. Peter. The parure probably belonged to a funerary outfit; the presence of the holes suggests that the elements were sewn on the neckline of a dress of a high-ranking woman. The decorative elements and the inscription "use it happily" on the larger plate can be interpreted as a formula to neutralize the evil influences.