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Etruscan

Pail (situla), 530 - 525 BCE

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Etruscan

Title

Pail (situla)

Year

530 - 525 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze

Dimensions

Height: 27.2 cm (10 11/16 inches)

Place

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

Type

  • Metalwork

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

32.245

Projects & Publications

Publications

Classical Bronzes

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

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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