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ANSA – PALERMO, 23 JUNE 2021 – Three intact amphorae, two of which are smaller MSG 2 type from the 3rd century BC and a larger one of Greco-Italic type from the 2nd century BC, as well as some fragments of an amphora of Tunisian origin, were recovered yesterday in the sea in front of the island of Filicudi, in the Aeolian Islands. The amphorae were found during the control operations carried out by the Superintendence of the Sea, in the presence of Superintendent Valeria Li Vigni, Pietro Selvaggio of the Underwater Unit and honorary inspector Salvino Antioco.
The recovery was possible thanks to the collaboration offered by the owner of the catamaran Kaskazi Four and the association “Attiva Stromboli”.
The amphorae were delivered to the Filicudi Museum. “We were prompt – says the Superintendent of the Sea, Valeria Li Vigni – in a monitoring and recovery operation that has secured the heritage for public use, which from today will be visible at the Bernabò Brea museum, in the detached section of Filicudi. An operation that fills us with joy and motivates us daily in the surveillance, recovery and protection of the assets kept on the seabed”. “The sea of the Aeolian Islands – underlines the councilor for Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, Alberto Samonà – is rich in finds that testify to the vitality of the commercial traffic that animated the sea of Sicily in the past. Once again the collaboration between the associations and the Superintendent of the Sea has proven invaluable, allowing us to recover and protect a precious heritage that remains in the place of discovery in the sense of a continuity of interpretation”.
