Premessa di Mario Serio, Giuseppe Proietti   VII

Prefazione di Pietro Giovanni Guzzo   XI

Foreword by Marion True   XIII

Vorwort von Dietrich Willers   XV

Preface and Acknowledgments by J. K. Papadopoulos   XVII

Select Biobliography of References Cited   XIX

I – FRANCAVILLA MARITTIMA – THE ARCHAIC VOTIVE METAL OBJECTS
by J. K. Papadopoulos

Introduction   3

Conspectus of the Metal Objects   10

Catalogue of the Metal Objects:

Objects of Gold   13

Object  of Silver   15

Objects of Bronze   16

I. – Bronze vessels   16

II. – Arms & armor   53

III. – Jewelry & items of personal ornament   66

IV. – Musical instruments   110

V. – Votive floral sprays, flowers, leaves, fruit, & rosette attachments   117

VI. – Various other votives   124

VII. – Various binding plates, sheaths, fixtures & other attachments   127

VIII. – Various other bronzes (rods, strips, ball & fragments of unidentified sheet bronzes)   134

IX. – Bronze scrap, including waste from bronze casting   139

Objects of Lead   142

Objects of Iron   144

Concordance of inventory and catalogue numbers   161

II. – ANALYTICAL STUDIES OF THE FRANCAVILLA ARCHAIC METAL OBJECTS
Analytical studies of the archaic votive metal objects by David Scott, Robert Finnerty,
Yoko Taniguchi, Emi Koseto, Ronald Schmidtling, Zofia A. Stos   167  

Core analysis report by Ronald Schmidtling   235

Technical analysis of the lead objects by Zofia A. Stos, David A. Scott   239

Abstract (in italiano)   245

In copertina: Sibari, Museo Nazionale Archeologico della Sibaritide.
Protome di toro in bronzo, dal Santuario di Francavilla marittima