Museo Archeologico al Teatro Romano
Regaste Redentore 2
37129 Verona (VR)
Italia
Beauty and Body Care in Antiquity
Bellezza e cura del corpo nell'antichità
Until 29th September 2019
This exhibition is part of the Archaeological Museum's collection enhancement program, is dedicated to beauty in the ancient world, Roman in particular, and can be visited until September 2019.
On the fourth floor of the Museum, the windows for temporary exhibitions host about 140 objects normally not exposed, many of which have been restored for the occasion. Some belong to collections and are without information about the place of discovery, others have been found in Verona and in the territory.
It is possible to admire precious ornaments which, in addition to enhancing the appearance of those who wore them, signaled their well-being or position in society. The jewelery often had the function of protecting their owner, with special depictions or for their very constituent material. Pliny the Elder remembers for example that amber jewels, in addition to embellishing women, protected them from diseases, in particular from the throat.
Then there is a showcase dedicated to Venus, the goddess of beauty in the Greek and Roman world, and to her cupids, almost “domestic” depictions of a god gifted in reality with great power. Among the essential instruments of the toilet are shown Etruscan and Roman mirrors and ridge needles, useful for fixing often elaborate hairstyles.
Several of the tools used in the care of the body for aesthetic purposes could also be used in sports and in medical-surgical practice. Alongside the instruments, there are various containers for fine balsams, whose ingredients - with the related manufacturing techniques - often came from the East. Also the perfumes were given important therapeutic properties.
But the divine intervention was fundamental to combat diseases and many of them were attributed healing abilities, which they tried to activate with sacrifices. Then the benefits received with the offer of ex-votos were rewarded, of which several examples can be admired.
Questa esposizione fa parte del programma di valorizzazione delle collezioni del Museo Archeologico, è dedicata alla bellezza nel mondo antico, romano in particolare, e è visitabile fino al settembre 2019.
Al quarto piano del Museo, le vetrine destinate alle mostre temporanee accolgono circa 140 oggetti normalmente non esposti, molti dei quali restaurati per l'occasione. Alcuni appartengono a collezioni e sono privi di informazioni circa il luogo di ritrovamento, altri sono stati rinvenuti a Verona e nel territorio.
E' possibile ammirare ornamenti preziosi che, oltre ad esaltare l'aspetto di chi li indossava, ne segnalavano il benessere o la posizione nella società. I gioielli spesso avevano la funzione di proteggere il loro proprietario, con apposite raffigurazioni o per la loro stessa materia costitutiva. Plinio il Vecchio ricorda ad esempio che i gioielli in ambra, oltre ad abbellire le donne, salvaguardavano da malattie, in particolare della gola.
C'è poi una vetrina dedicata a Venere, la dea della bellezza nel mondo greco e romano, e agli Amorini suoi accompagnatori, raffigurazioni quasi “domestiche” di un dio dotato in realtà di grande potere. Fra gli strumenti essenziali della toeletta vengono presentati specchi etruschi e romani e aghi crinali, utili per fissare acconciature spesso elaborate.
Diversi degli utensili impiegati nella cura del corpo a fini estetici potevano essere usati anche nelle attività sportive e nella pratica medico-chirurgica. Accanto agli strumenti sono esposti diversi contenitori per i balsami pregiati, i cui ingredienti – con le relative tecniche di fabbricazione – giungevano spesso dall’Oriente. Anche ai profumi venivano attribuite importanti proprietà terapeutiche.
Ma fondamentale per contrastare le malattie era l’intervento divino e a molti dei erano attribuite capacità di guarigione, che si cercava di attivare con sacrifici. Poi si ricompensavano i benefici ricevuti con l’offerta di ex-voto, di cui si possono ammirare diversi esempi.
Opening hours: Monday 13.30 to 19.30 - Tuesday to Sunday from 8.30am to 7.30pm
Admission: €4.50
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