Belt Pendant of the “Alianello” Type

Bronze belt pendant composed of an almost square plate, from which chains hang through thirteen holes along the lower edge.

This refined ornament was part of a female belt of the “Alianello” type, a distinctive accessory of the dress of high-status women in the indigenous societies of southern Italy. Belts of this kind are typically found in funerary contexts, such as the burials of Sala Consilina and Lucania, where they attest to the social rank of the deceased women. The presence of a similar example in the sanctuary of Hera Lacinia suggests an early and significant network of exchange and cultural interaction between the Greek colony and local populations, highlighting how prestige objects could circulate and acquire shared symbolic meanings across different communities.