RepiTitiationes 11/16/14

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533944481469702144

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533945225778302976
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533945273538842625

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/534032394513555456

RepiTitiationes 11/15/14

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533726240495370241

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533726443726188544

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533727522572488704

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533787454894276608

RepiTitiationes 11/14/14

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533211543736160256

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533223848158969857

RepiTitiationes 11/13/14

… catching up …

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/532847159847448577
http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/532847347039215616

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533025392916176896

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533026634644070400

http://twitter.com/rogueclassicist/status/533027678702796800

Unlooted Tomb from Aigai/Vergina

I was hoping we’d hear more about this find … from eKathimerini:

An ancient tomb along with burial offerings, allegedly belonging to a man who died around the time of Alexander the Great, has been unearthed at the ancient city of Aigai, in northern Greece.

The archaeologist in charge of the excavation at Aigai, Aggeliki Kottaridi, reported the discovery with a message on her Facebook page. She said that the box-shaped Macedonian tomb had not been looted.

“[This is] a pleasant exception since the Aigai necropolis was brutally looted by Gallic mercenaries of Pyrrhus in 276 BC and we rarely have the chance to find undisturbed burials,” she said.

Kottaridi also posted two images from the tomb, one of them depicting a decorated vessel used to mix wine and water at the symposia.

The photo that accompanies the piece (and is also on a Greek Reporter version) is somewhat curious:

Aggeliki Kottaridi photo (?)
Aggeliki Kottaridi photo (?)

There was some discussion on the Classics list — I’m not sure how serious — that this was a helmet (presumably some sort of pilos type) but this seems to be the gold-plated vessel referred to in the article (that would be an awfully uncomfortable chin strap!). But why is it laying on the floor like this (if unlooted)?