I piani superiori del National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari display the materials according to topographic criteria, illustrating the most important archaeological sites in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
The chronological route begins with the exhibition of artifacts related to the cultures of the Neolithic, Eneolithic, and early Bronze Age, coming from some of the main sites, such as the rock shelter of Su Carroppu di Sirri (Carbonia) or the residential and funerary settlement of Cuccuru s’Arriu (Cabras), with stone figurines of female deities; numerous materials linked to the Eneolithic cultures of Ozieri, Filigosa, Monte Claro, Abealzu, and the Bell Beaker culture.
Of exceptional importance and interest is the collection of small bronzes that present a rich variety of depictions: warriors armed with bow or sword, chieftains, female deities, offering figures, men and women at work, as well as animal representations, among which the bull and deer prevail. They testify to the public social and religious organization as well as the daily life of the Nuragic civilization.
The subsequent phases of Phoenician colonization and Punic domination, between the 8th and 3rd centuries BC, are well represented by the reconstruction of the Tofet of Tharros (Cabras) and by materials from the sites of Nora (Pula), Monte Sirai (Carbonia), and Sant’Antioco.
Roman era ceramics include black-gloss pottery, thin-walled, Italic, Gallic, African, glassware, and oil lamps. Some lead ingots bearing the imprinted name of the emperor under whom they were produced are interesting. Punic goldsmithery and Byzantine jewelry are notable.
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