Una brocchetta con protome d’ariete dall’Area Sacra del Kothon a Mozia

Abstract

During the 25th and 26th seasons of excavations carried out by Rome «La Sapienza» University Expedition to Motya (years 2015-2016) a ram’s head jug was found in the Sacred Area of the Kothon (Area C South). From a typological point of view, this vessel can be considered a late outcome of the early Phoenician bronze trefoil jug, largely widespread over the western Mediterranean colonies, while its relevant symbolic value is represented by the ram’s head, the animal traditionally consecrated to Baal, the deity worshipped in the Sacred Area