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Unknown Maker, Etruscan

Pail (situla)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Etruscan

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Pail (situla)

Year

530-525 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Geography

Archaeological Site: Italy, Italic, said to be from the Certosa Necropolis, Bologna; Archaeological Site: Bologna, Italic, said to be from the Certosa Necropolis, Bologna

Dimensions

Height: 27.2 cm (10 11/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

32.245

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Articles

Kicking the Bucket in Ancient Etruria
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Weiss Ancient Art Gallery
Sep 22, 2010
Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Bucket-shaped vessels (situlae) of this type are typical of the northeastern region of Italy but are found as far east as Slovenia. The puffy figural style is characteristic of non-Italian Iron Age art, although the subject matter is Etruscan. The three bands around the vessel depict processions of gazelle-like animals on the bottom level, armed warriors in the middle, and vignettes of funerary games complete with boxers, musicians, and banqueters on the third. Processions were commonly depicted in Etruscan funerary contexts - on tomb walls, on coffins, and as here, on grave goods. This situla was not meant for everyday use; rather, it was probably made as a grave gift for the person in whose tomb it was found.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Etruscan
Pail (situla), 530-525 BCE
Bronze
Height: 27.2 cm (10 11/16 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 32.245

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