ISPRS-Archives ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISPRS-Archives Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci. 2194-9034 Copernicus Publications Göttingen, Germany 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-5-W1-573-2017 3D MODELING OF TWO <i>LOUTERIA</i> FRAGMENTS BY IMAGE-BASED APPROACH Ebolese D. 1 Lo Brutto M. 1 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3765-9741 Burgio A. 2 Dept. of Civil, Environmental, Aerospace, Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Palermo, Italy Dept. of Cultures and Society, University of Palermo, Italy 16 05 2017 XLII-5/W1 573 580 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is available from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/isprs-archives-XLII-5-W1-573-2017.html The full text article is available as a PDF file from https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/isprs-archives-XLII-5-W1-573-2017.pdf

The paper presents a digital approach to the reconstruction and analysis of two small-sized fragments of <i>louteria</i>, a kind of large terracotta vase, found during an archaeological survey in the south of Sicily (Italy), in the area of Cignana near the Greek colony of Akragas (nowadays Agrigento). The fragments of <i>louteria</i> have been studied by an image-based approach in order to achieve high accurate and very detailed 3D models. The 3D models have been used to carry out interpretive and geometric analysis from an archaeological point of view. Using different digital tools, it was possible to highlight some fine details of the <i>louteria</i> decorations and to better understand the characteristics of the two fragments. The 3D models provide also the possibility to study and to document these archaeological finds in a digital environment.