SALOTTO ETRUSCO
April 16 – 6 PM
Jacopo Tulipano
“The Ara della Regina Sanctuary of Tarquinia: The Phases of the Classical and Hellenistic Ages. Updates and Ongoing Research“
The talk will focus on the progress and some of the results achieved during the doctoral research concerning the study of the main sacred area of Tarquinia, the Ara della Regina Sanctuary, located on the Pianoro della Civita of Tarquinia (VT). The study encompasses the phases following the Archaic temples, from the 5th century BCE to the end of the Hellenistic period and the full Romanization. Integrating the analysis of archaeological materials with an exhaustive architectural scrutiny of the sanctuary, the research endeavours to fill a notable gap in scholarship. Despite the site having been extensively investigated since the 19th century, to date, comprehensive publication and scientific edition of excavation data have primarily focused only on the Archaic temples. Consequently, this study aims to shed a light on the sanctuary of the Ara della Regina, one of the most significant examples among Etrusco-Italic sanctuary areas, in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, which have only been preliminarily investigated thus far. Emphasis will be placed on the sanctuary’s interaction with the urban fabric and the ancient city, with the purpose of the complete edition of the materials uncovered by the excavations of the University of Milan and previous endeavours, thereby providing a definitive understanding of the main phases of life. The presentation will spotlight the identified issues, the results obtained, and the methodological approaches, particularly concerning the architectural examination of the sanctuary.
Jacopo Tulipano is Ph.D. candidate in Etruscology at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. The dissertation is close to completion and will be presented later this spring. The doctoral research centers on the Classical and Hellenistic phases of the Ara della Regina Sanctuary of Tarquinia. Tulipano completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Milan, earning a BA in Cultural Heritage Sciences followed by an MA in Archaeology. His theses focused on the pottery of Tarquinia between the Villanovan and Orientalizing periods and the Romanization of the Etruscan city and its territory. In 2018, Tulipano obtained a post-graduate degree from the Post-graduate School of Specialisation in Archaeological Heritage at the University of Milan with a dissertation concerning Etruscan and Roman architecture, particularly water structures in Tarquinia. Since 2012 Tulipano has been a member of the Tarquinia Project, directed by Prof. Giovanna Bagnasco Gianni, in which he serves as a field supervisor for an area of the ‘complesso monumentale’ excavation site, and pottery supervisor, with a specific focus on architectural terracottas and ancient building materials. Over the last 12 years Tulipano has participated in excavations in Italy, mainly in Etruria and in northern Italy, and has collaborated with various public and private Italian Museums and Institutions.
Tulipano’s primary research interests are the Romanization of Tarquinia and its surrounding territory, ancient architecture, architectural terracottas and the iconographic analysis of Etruscan mirrors.
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