This male tomb, located in a ditch, stands out from the other deposits by an exceptional accumulation of ceramic and metal tableware dating from 450 BC. This assemblage, which is partly related to the service and consumption of drink, refers to a succession of ritual practices, from the sacrifice, the funeral meal and the libations. The objects also testify to the Mediterranean cultural exchanges between Etruscans, Greeks and natives.
Details of the objects represented:
Basin: container with thickened rim and slightly flared walls, flat bottom, without a gripping system that is attributed to Italic productions. The bowl shows shocks and deformations that may be the result of mutilation.
Fibula with raised foot, type "Gulf of Lion
Cutlass or dagger with one edge. This object accompanied the deceased on the pyre before being partially deposited in the ossuary.
Open ring
This ring and the fibula were in the ossuary vase with the ashes of the deceased.
Bowl with a pearled rim. This cup contained vegetable oil and honey. Little known in the region, it is probably an Etruscan-Italian production. A comparable example was found in the strigile tomb of La Céreirède.
reference of the objects in the museum :
Basin: D-SRA.LASTP 30305
- Fibula: D-SRA.LASTP 30333
- Cutlass or dagger: D-SRA.LASTP 30297, 30334, 30171
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