Il boccale dipinto dalla seconda tomba di guerriero di Sesto Calende. Note su alcuni esperimenti di decorazione vascolare figurata da contesti della prima età del Ferro in Italia settentrionale

Abstract The second warrior's tomb at Sesto Calende, datable to the last decades of the 7th century BC, contains, as part of an exceptional collection of grave goods, a mug with a dark slip and reserved geometric and figured motifs. The central motif, seemingly a group of human figures with spread legs that appear to be holding hands, was examined in the complete edition of the context (2009) by Raffaele de Marinis, who proposed precise iconographic comparisons with a painted ostrich egg from the vulcente area. This contribution proposes a new iconographic analysis of this item and, beyond this, provides a broader perspective, with commentary on other examples of figurative productions, especially pottery, from the territories north of the Po. Although these are, for the most, unique pieces it is still possible to identify reciprocal interdependencies between different production techniques – Situla Art and, more in general, toreutic production – and to chart clear connections with the villanovan and with the orientalising figurative styles from the Po Valley area.