The Archaeological Collection Faldetta is housed inside the elegant Palazzina del Belvedere, a building with a beautiful terrace overlooking the inner harbor of the city, just a few steps away from the Roman Columns and what is believed to be the house where the poet Virgil died in 19 BC. It consists of over 300 artifacts that cover a chronological span from the end of the Late Bronze Age to the Middle Ages, and includes a rich variety of ceramic vessels in Mycenaean, Corinthian, Attic black-figure, Italiote red-figure, black, brown, and red-figured Gnathian style, as well as ceramics produced by the Messapian culture. There are also examples of glass paste artifacts, bronze objects, and some specimens of Indian coroplastic and sculpture. The uniqueness of some of these artifacts has attracted numerous scholars over time. Among the highlights is a bell-shaped crater from the proto-Apulian production of the 4th century BC, attributed to the circle of the Painter of Tarporley by the esteemed professor Arthur Trendall, due to its remarkable artistic and historical value. The collection has been protected under the Law of June 1, 1939, No. 1089, with a Ministerial Decree dated October 18, 1978, proposed by the Archaeological Superintendence of Apulia.
Since 2013, Ets Le Colonne has been managing the Archaeological Collection Faldetta at the municipal headquarters known as the "Palazzina del Belvedere" in Brindisi, in collaboration with the Municipality of Brindisi and under the supervision of the Archaeological Superintendence of Brindisi and Lecce.
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