Livorno, 13th century pottery found on seabed

Medieval terracotta found on the seabed in the coastal stretch between Pisa and Livorno. An important as well as unexpected result by the Guardia di Finanza’s diving unit, during an operation to counter illicit activities: during some dives, in fact, financiers found some terracotta artifacts, hidden among the posidonia plants typical of our seas, dating back to the 13th century according to experts from the Superintendence of Pisa and Livorno.

These are mostly saucers and bowls, as well as fragments, which most likely belonged to a single naval cargo. The material is now in the custody of the Superintendence of Pisa and Livorno to be studied (the provenance will also be ascertained) and catalogued. According to initial estimates it would be Savona Archaic graffito pottery, and the artifacts, as mentioned, would date back to the 13th century.

The operation is part of the institutional activities that the personnel of the Livorno Naval Station, under the coordination of the Labronian Aeronaval Operations Department, perform daily to protect the financial economic interests of the state, the archaeological heritage and, more generally, in the prevention and repression of illicit acts perpetrated on the sea.

Livorno, 13th century pottery found on seabed

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