Houses, convivial meals and tableware at Himera in the 5th century BC

After a re-examination of the 5th century BC housing culture at Himera in comparison with the housing culture of the same period in Athens, four Athenian red-figured and black glazed pottery assemblages are examined by comparing them with similar contexts from housing districts in Himera, in order to reconstruct as far as possible, the dinner services for convivial meals that involved the consumption of wine, both in formal meetings, both in everyday contexts. Finally, the stratigraphic context of five red-figured craters found in Himera is taken into consideration, re-examining the associations with other ceramic finds with the aim of reconstructing their contexts of use and the functions of the rooms where they were found.

Dopo un riesame della cultura abitativa imerese del v sec. a.C. a confronto con quella documentata ad Atene, si prendono in considerazione quattro contesti ceramici ateniesi confrontandoli con similari contesti di Himera, allo scopo di ricostruire nella misura possibile i servizi da tavola destinati ad attività conviviali che prevedessero il consumo di vino, sia in occasione di riunioni formali, sia in contesti quotidiani. Infine, si riesamina il contesto di rinvenimento di cinque crateri a figure rosse ritrovati a Himera nell’abitato, riconsiderando le associazioni con altri reperti ceramici al fine di ricostruire i modi di uso e le funzioni dei vani in cui sono stati ritrovati.