Etruscan Beaked Oinochoe Pottery

Etruscan Beaked Oinochoe Pottery

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Ancient Etruscan Beaked Oinochoe . Dark black-brown glazed vessel having bulbous body tapering to the foot. Long ribbon handle and tall wide neck with tall cut back, curled pouring spout. Foot reserved. Some remaining painted white vine and geometric decoration. Scattered surface deposits and minor paint loss. Circa 6th century BC. Measures 7.75" tall

Etruscan art of ancient Etruria , which by the 8th cent. B.C. included the area in Italy from the Tiber River to Salerno. Scholars have yet to trace the exact development of Etruscan art. However it is a direct descendent of Greek sources but ancient Etruscan retains certain character of its own. However, as stated previously clearly a link to the Hellenized root. The main centers of Etruscan art were Caere ( Cerveteri ), Tarquinii , Vulci, and Veii (Veio). The Etruscans were particularly noted for their black pottery and were masters of the potter's wheel. It is possible to actually trace some nuclei of materials to production in southern Etruria, where important cities such as Vulci, Veio, Caere, Tarquinia found themselves inserted in the fabric of international relationships with Greece and the Orient