The monumental complex on via delle Terme was uncovered between 2006 and 2010 in Porto Torres, ancient Turris Libisonis, but subsequently only brief reports were published about it by the discoverers. For the first time, this study takes a comprehensive look at the notable marble sculptures found there, to finally place them within the context of research on their respective classes of materials. After a summary of the uncovered structures, the study of the architectural decoration follows initially, through which it is possible to chronologically frame the construction of the complex with considerable precision. The analysis then continues with the statues: two cuirassed torsos and a figure of Hercules. The pieces are meticulously related to their respective typological series and, with detailed reasoning, an attribution to a specific iconography is proposed for the statue of Hercules, together with the recognition of specific principes for the two cuirassed torsos. For this purpose, new and old findings are linked together, leading to the probable identification of a gallery of imperial statues, the only one in the Roman province of Sardinia to have been augmented with further dedications over a long period, at least from the Claudian period to the late Antonine age, possibly in close relation to a monument of the imperial cult.
Il monumentale complesso di via delle Terme è stato messo in luce tra il 2006 e il 2010 a Porto Torres, antica Turris Libisonis, ma successivamente solo brevi saggi sono stati pubblicati al riguardo da parte degli scopritori. Si affronta qui per la prima volta uno studio frontale delle notevoli sculture in marmo rinvenute, per inserirle finalmente nel contesto della ricerca sulle rispettive classi di materiali. Ad una sintesi sulle strutture messe in luce segue inizialmente lo studio della decorazione architettonica, grazie al quale è possibile inquadrare cronologicamente in maniera abbastanza precisa la costruzione del complesso. Si prosegue poi con l’analisi delle statue: due torsi loricati e una figura di Ercole. I pezzi vengono puntualmente riferiti alle rispettive seriazioni tipologiche e, con motivazioni dettagliate, si propone sia l’attribuzione ad una precisa iconografia nel caso della statua di Ercole, sia il riconoscimento di specifici principes nel caso dei due loricati. Vengono allo scopo ricollegati fra loro nuovi e vecchi ritrovamenti, arrivando così a definire la probabile presenza di una galleria di statue imperiali, l’unica della provincia romana della Sardegna ad essere stata incrementata con ulteriori dediche nella lunga durata, almeno dal periodo claudio all’età antonina avanzata, forse in stretto rapporto con un monumento del culto imperiale.
Le sculture del complesso monumentale di via delle Terme a Porto Torres - Turris Libisonis (Sardegna, Italia) / Teatini, Alessandro. - 1:(2024), pp. 37-69.
Le sculture del complesso monumentale di via delle Terme a Porto Torres - Turris Libisonis (Sardegna, Italia)
Teatini
2024-01-01
Abstract
The monumental complex on via delle Terme was uncovered between 2006 and 2010 in Porto Torres, ancient Turris Libisonis, but subsequently only brief reports were published about it by the discoverers. For the first time, this study takes a comprehensive look at the notable marble sculptures found there, to finally place them within the context of research on their respective classes of materials. After a summary of the uncovered structures, the study of the architectural decoration follows initially, through which it is possible to chronologically frame the construction of the complex with considerable precision. The analysis then continues with the statues: two cuirassed torsos and a figure of Hercules. The pieces are meticulously related to their respective typological series and, with detailed reasoning, an attribution to a specific iconography is proposed for the statue of Hercules, together with the recognition of specific principes for the two cuirassed torsos. For this purpose, new and old findings are linked together, leading to the probable identification of a gallery of imperial statues, the only one in the Roman province of Sardinia to have been augmented with further dedications over a long period, at least from the Claudian period to the late Antonine age, possibly in close relation to a monument of the imperial cult.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.