Treasure of Boscoreale
The treasure of Boscoreale is a deposit found in 1895 in the so-called Villa Pisanella - a villa rustica in Boscoreale (on the southern slope of Vesuvius ) - consisting of 109 parts . Most of the finds come from the early imperial era . In addition to some simple vessels, it is particularly impressive with its masterfully crafted bowls and mugs. The best known are the Augustus, Tiberius and skeleton beakers.
Most of the treasure came to the Musée National du Louvre in Paris as a gift from Edmond de Rothschild in 1895 , while the remaining parts were also given as a gift in 1990.
literature
- Antoine Héron de Villefosse: Le trésor de Boscoreale. Paris, Leroux 1899. (Monuments et mémoires, Fondation Eugène Piot 5)
- François Baratte: Le trésor d'orfèvrerie romaine de Boscoreale, Paris, Ed. de la Réunion de musées nationaux 1986. ISBN 2-7118-2048-3
- Ann L. Kuttner: Dynasty and Empire in the Age of Augustus: The Case of the Boscoreale Cups . Berkeley, University of California Press 1995. ISBN 0-520-06773-8
- Antonio Cirillo; Angelandrea Casale: Il Tesoro di Boscoreale e il suo scopritore: la vera storia ricostruita sui documenti dell'epoca. Pompei, Associazione Amici di Pompei 2004.
Web links
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