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Workshop of Master Giorgio Andreoli
Workshop of Master Giorgio Andreoli
Albarelli
Giovanni Spinaci
Aldo Ajò,
Sinibaldo Ibi
Pseudo Pierfrancesco Fiorentino
Mello from Gubbio
Workshop of Master Giorgio Andreoli
Workshop of Master Giorgio Andreoli
Albarelli
Giovanni Spinaci
Aldo Ajò,
Sinibaldo Ibi
Pseudo Pierfrancesco Fiorentino
Mello from Gubbio

Untitled artwork

Anonymous

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Palazzo dei Consoli

Palazzo dei Consoli

Piazza Grande, Gubbio

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Fundamental for the understanding of the society, material culture, and language of this people are the Iguvine Tables (from the ancient name of Gubbio, Iguvium), the longest and most important ritual text of ancient Italy. There is no liturgical text in Latin or Greek containing such a multiplicity of data. Discovered around the mid-15th century in the area of the Roman Theater of Gubbio, the Iguvine Tables are seven bronze tablets written in the Umbrian language using two 'international' alphabets of the time, the first Etruscan, the second Latin. Engraved at different times, between the 3rd and 1st century BC, they undoubtedly reproduce even older texts. The Tables describe the ritual practices of various purificatory ceremonies and sacrifices to be performed in the unfortunate case of adverse auspices and on occasions of particular festivals or moments of the cereal calendar. In some cases, the text of the prayers to be recited is also transcribed. The rites are officiated by the members of the brotherhood of the Atiedii, who must have had, at first, a role in the political management of the communities involved in the ceremonies. The divine permeates and substantiates in its infinite manifestations the life of the Umbrians, expressing itself in numerous deities, which are not anthropomorphic but constitute the deification of human actions and the most significant aspects of their social and ritual life. Among these, Jupiter Father (called Fisio, that is, the god who consecrates and guarantees the social pact), Mars (god of nature and war), and Uofiono (god of the lineage) are the most important.
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Author: Anonymous

Date: III - 1st century BC

Technique: bronze, lost wax technique

Displayed in: Palazzo dei Consoli

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