Dohan, Edith Hall: Italic tomb-groups in the University Museum (Philadelphia, Pa., 1942)

ITALIC TOMB-GROUPS: NARCE 64B

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29. Similar neat conical rivets appear on the outer
face of the fragmentary shield from the Tomba del Duce,
Montelius, PI. 189, 6; or with those on a shield from
Perugia, id., PI. 251, 9.
30. Cf. No. 35 from Vulci 66, Pl. XLVI, and the
comparanda cited under this number.
32. Cf. No. 31 from Narce 23 F, Pl. X, and the com-
paranda cited under this number.
38. Cf. No. 31 from Narce 18 B, PL IV, and the
comparanda cited under this number.
39. Cf. Nos. 44-49 from Narce 19 M, PL XX and
the comparanda cited under these numbers.
40. Cf. Nos. 54-58 from Narce 23 M, Pl. XXI and
the comparanda cited under these numbers.
41. Cf. No. 60 from Narce 23 M, Pl. XXI.
42. Cf. No. 61 from Narce 23 M, Pl. XXI.
44-46. Cf. the knobbed fibulae No. 30 from Narce
42 M, Pl. XVI and Nos. 26 and 27 from Vulci 22, Pl.
XLVIII.
50. Cf. No. 24 from Narce 4 F, PL XII and Nos. 36
and 37 from Narce 19 M, Pl. XIX.
51 and 52. Cf. Nos. 27-29 from Narce 42 M, Pl.
XVI and No. 25 from Narce 2 F, Pl. XXXIV.
55. Cf. No. 32 from Narce 19 M, Pl. XIX.
NARCE 64 B
This tomb was excavated in 1896 by Benedetti.
Only a part of his description of the tomb is preserved;
it runs as follows:
Contrada Pizzo Piede (Narce o Fescennia) Calcata.
Camera ipogea incavata nel masso tufaceo, dentro la quale si
rinvennero tre cadaveri disposti nel seguente modo: Due adagiati
su letti di tufo importato, e Laltro entro sarcofago con coperchio
fastigiato a guisa di tetto a due pioventi. Questa tomba fu
aperta e spogliata di antico degli oggetti preziosi. I vecchi
visitatori non la[s\ciarno che pochi avanzi d’oro e romperno tutto
cio che non appagava il suo desiderio, cost i frantumi dei vasi
erano spar si lungo il piano della tomba ed anche nella corsia.
The plan and section of the tomb, apparently drawn by
Benedetti, are shown in Fig. 45.
Pottery
1. Vase-carrier. Pl. XXXVIII. M.S.933, H. 0.84
m., D. 0.461 m. Mended. Fabric of medium fine
texture, brick red throughout. Flaring top and two
bulbs handmade; base wheel-made. Medium polish.
The bell-shaped base is divided by pairs of horizontal
ridges into five zones which are ornamented with knobs
of two sizes and with triangular perforations. The two

central bulbs are marked off by similar pairs of horizontal
ridges and ornamented with small knobs and circular
perforations. The flaring top is divided by a pair of
horizontal ridges into two zones which are ornamented
with knobs, again of two sizes.


2. Vase-carrier and Bowl. Pl. XXXVIII. M.S.
932 and 934, H. of Carrier 0.559 m., D. 0.331 m.; FI. of
Bowl 0.281 m., D. 0.293 m. Restored. Similar fabric,
outer surface a deeper red than that of the foregoing.
Bowl, flaring top and base of the carrier wheel-made;
bulbs, handmade. Medium polish. The single central
bulb is separated from the upper and lower portions by
horizontal ridges. The base is more constricted at the
bottom than in the foregoing carrier. The bulb is orna-
mented with a horizontal row of seven circular perfora-
tions; the base with three similar perforations below the
bulb set above three, slightly larger, above the rim.
The channels between the vertical ribs are so widely
spaced as to give the effect that the edges of the ribs have
been bevelled.
3. Footed Plate. Pl. XXXVIII. M.S.934a, H.
0.052 m., D. 0.0226 m. Intact. Catalogued as the
cover for the foregoing bowl. Interior of fabric reddish
buff; outer surface red to orange. Handmade. Fair
polish. Two string holes in the middle of the concave
surface, three concentric circular grooves.
4. Vase-carrier. Pl. XXXVIII. M.S.931, H.
0.634 m., D. 0.32 m. Upper portion largely restored.