Museo civico aufidenate Antonio De Nino

Museo civico aufidenate Antonio De Nino

Location within Abruzzo
Location	Alfedena
Type	Archaeology museum

Museo civico aufidenate Antonio De Nino (Italian for Antonio De Nino Aufidena Civic Museum) is an archaeology museum in Alfedena, Abruzzo.[1]

History

The museum was founded in 1897 to collect artefacts found during excavations of the Samnite necropolis of Alfedena-Campo Consolino. Excavation campaigns at the end of the 19th century, first held by Antonio De Nino and then by Lucio Mariani, found tombs dating from the 6th to 4th century BC. Finds of particular interest are a bronze belt, a Samnite three-disc cuirass and two kardiophylakes.[2]

Collection

The exhibition features funerary artifacts unearthed during the excavations. Of particular interest are a three-disk breastplate, a pair of kardiophylax, and a bronze belt.

Notes

1. "Museo civico aufidenate "Antonio De Nino"" (in Italian). Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
2. "Museo civico aufidenate "Antonio De Nino"". Cultura Italia. Retrieved 2023-11-08.

External links

• "Notizie storiche" (in Italian). Comune di Alfedena. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

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