Archeonaut - APT Basilicata

The Archeonaut and the Picture StoryVessels, jars, jugs andchalices can all seem thesame in the end. However,those that form partof the Rizzon collection(named after the Apuliancollector, Paolo Rizzon) arequite breathtaking.Acquired by the state in1990 and intended for theDomenico Ridola Museum,this marvellous collection ofred-figure Daunian vessels,with the most incredibleshapes, presents stories,generic scenes, romanticmeetings and greetings in akind of 2,500 year-old soapopera. The scenes depictedmostly feature myths, deitiesand sea monsters, but alsohave epic heroes, younglovers, valiant warriors,anxious wives and sturdyyouth.How to get to MateraBY TRAINChange at Bari 60 km from Matera Info: www.trenitalia.comBY AIRBARI-PALESE AIRPORT 50 Km from Matera Info: (080) 5835200BY CARA14 BOLOGNA-BARI exit at Bari Nord and take the first exit (Zona Industriale)immediately after the motorway toll gateA1 FLORENCE-ROME: proceed as far as Caserta, take the A30 Caserta-Salernomotorway, then the A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria, exit at Sicignano-Potenza andthencontinue towards MateraA3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria: take the Sibari exit, and then proceed along the SS.106 Ionica Metaponto-Matera Info: www.autostrade.itBY BUSwww.ibus.itNationalArcheological MuseumMateraGPS: N 40° 40’ 6’’ E 16° 36’ 5’’Sea monsters and winged figuresin red-figure on rythonsTimmari (Matera)The Rizzon Collection22 23