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Few materials of Etruscan origin were recovered in the extreme north of the Aegean. A significant exception is a lion-shaped ivory appliqué found in the sanctuary of the goddess Parthenos at Kavala. The objects, which the authors identify as Etruscan, was part of the votive hoard of the sanctuary, repeatedly explored between the 30's and 60's of the last century on the hill of Imaret, at the southeast fringes of the modern town of Kavala. The find context is especially significant because, judging from the earliest materials unearthed there, the sanctuary was already frequented as early as the second half of the 7th century B.C. The Etruscan ivory plate originally comes from a box faced with ivory. This late-archaic product is comparable with specimens found at Ruvo di Puglia and Atenica in western Serbia. We are hence looking here at a series of Etruscan-made boxes (more specifically from Vulci) exported to distant lands. In the case under scrutiny, the box possibly came by way of the Adriatic sea. Since the lion is an appliqué of a jewelry casket, a typical object of the mundus muliebris, also used for the nuptial toilette, its presence in a sanctuary dedicated to a goddess assimilated to Artemis is easily explained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the author's views on the Piedmontese studies based on the history of Italian plates. Various topics discussed include exhibition of plates conducted in Turin, Italy in 1898, photographs of the porcelain plates exhibited in 19th century and techniques used for printing on plates.

The article presents an addendum to the article "Il Piemonte sui piatti" which shows maps of Piedmont, Italy, on dinner plates.