Sulle spalle dei saccarii
Subtitle: le rappresentazioni di facchini e il trasporto di derrate nel porto di Ostia in epoca imperiale
By: Elena Martelli
Series: BAR international series -- 2467
Publisher: Archaeopress
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: ita
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781407310787
Subjects: Clay figurines; Catalogs; Carriers; Porters; Roman Antiquities
Description: "This work examines a group of clay figurines representing porters carrying sacks (saccarii) recovered from Ostia and other harbours. The saccarii were responsible for the loading and unloading of goods from ships to river boats and warehouses. Contextual and iconographic analyses of the statuettes suggest they represented the religious symbol (genius) of the workers' guild (collegium). Their probable location in shrines and niches in streets, taverns and workshops, frequented by saccarii and the heterogeneous community, gives an insight into the exhibition of social identity and religious beliefs through material culture by a group of overlooked workers in Roman Imperial Ostia."--Publisher's web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English and Italian.