Theatrical masks and the cult of Dionysus in Lipari

Authors

  • Gioacchino Francesco La Torre University of Messina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/2019.7.2243

Keywords:

Theatrical masks, Dyonysus, Lipari

Abstract

The discovery of a large number of theatrical masks in the funerary equipment of the tombs of the 4th-3rd century BC, in the urban necropolis of Diana in Lipari, carried out by Luigi Bernabò Brea and Madelaine Cavalier during the intensive excavations conducted by them and then, case more unique than rare, promptly and comprehensively published, it was one of the main reasons of interest for the scholars of Aeolian antiquities and not only.

Author Biography

  • Gioacchino Francesco La Torre, University of Messina
    Department of Ancient and Modern Civilizations

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26-07-2019

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Vol 7, No 1 Suppl. (2019)

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