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Bronze situla (bucket)

Bronze situla (bucket). Culture: Villanovan. Dimensions: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); diameter of bottom 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm). Date: 8th century B.C.. The precise function of early vessels like this one is unknown. However, by the sixth century B.C., similar objects were represented as banqueting vessels with wine or some other drink being ladled from them. Interestingly, the decorative patterns on the lower portion of this example are precisely paralleled on contemporaneous bronze shields.
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Title: Bronze situla (bucket)
Caption: Bronze situla (bucket). Culture: Villanovan. Dimensions: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); diameter of bottom 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm). Date: 8th century B.C.. The precise function of early vessels like this one is unknown. However, by the sixth century B.C., similar objects were represented as banqueting vessels with wine or some other drink being ladled from them. Interestingly, the decorative patterns on the lower portion of this example are precisely paralleled on contemporaneous bronze shields.
Technique/material: BRONZE
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3150 × 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size: 26.7 × 35.6 cm | 1240.2 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • COPPER ALLOY • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • SITULAE