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ITEM: HUGE Pot
MATERIAL: Pottery
CULTURE: Etruscan
PERIOD: 4th – 3rd Century B.C
DIMENSIONS: 400 mm x 340 mm diameter
CONDITION: Good condition, some areas restored, see pictures
PROVENANCE: Ex European private collection, Ex Galerie Hydra (1985)

The most distinct and recognizable form of Etruscan pottery is Bucchero (c. 7th to 5th centuries BCE), often considered the "national" pottery of ancient Etruria. This black, high-gloss ceramic is instantly identifiable by its striking, metallic appearance. The unique color was achieved through a process called reduction firing, where the kiln's oxygen supply was drastically restricted. This starvation of oxygen converted the iron oxide in the clay from its natural red to a rich, carbonized black throughout the vessel's fabric. The final, lustrous sheen was attained by diligently burnishing the surface before firing. Bucchero, therefore, served as an affordable imitation of the highly prized metalwork—particularly silver and bronze vessels—used by the Etruscan elite for banquets and as wealthy grave goods.

While Bucchero represents an indigenous Etruscan invention, their pottery tradition was significantly shaped by contact with the Greek world, particularly the Greek colonies in Southern Italy. Etruscan potters actively engaged with and imitated the popular painted styles of Greece, producing their own versions of Black-Figure and, later, Red-Figure techniques. However, Etruscan adaptations often retained distinct local characteristics, and their versions of Red-Figure painting (sometimes called "pseudo-Red-Figure") utilized different methods, such as painting lighter figures directly onto a black slip, instead of reserving the red clay. These painted vases, like their Greek models, often featured mythological scenes, animal friezes, or depictions of symposia, and were highly valued and often interred with the dead.

Etruscan pottery evolved from the earlier local tradition of Impasto ware, a coarser, reddish-brown clay mixed with impurities like mica or stone, which was hand-made and fired at low temperatures. Impasto was primarily used for utilitarian vessels, like storage jars and cooking pots, but it also served an important funerary role. Early Etruscan funerary urns were often shaped like small huts (hut urns), reflecting the dwellings of the deceased. Throughout the ceramic tradition, from coarse Impasto to the sophisticated Bucchero and the painted vases, Etruscan pottery remained profoundly connected to the funerary context. Vast quantities of fine ceramic vessels were deliberately placed in tombs, providing modern archaeologists with essential insights into Etruscan religious beliefs, daily life, and the elite’s conspicuous consumption.

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4th - 3rd Century B.C

Etrusca Barro/Cerâmica POTE ENORME

Acessórios de moda

Preço de reserva

Sem preço de reserva

Comprar agora

Orçamento

Até

Data de fim

6 junho

7 junho

sábado

domingo

Localização

França

Itália

Lituânia

Áustria

Japão

Bélgica

Alemanha

Espanha

Holanda

Letônia

Polônia

Portugal

Dimensões

Altura

Largura

Profundidade

Marca

Burberry

Louis Vuitton

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Missoni

Jimmy Choo

Chopard

Christian Dior

Chanel

Prada

Gucci

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Burberrys

Lancel

Yves Saint Laurent

Gianni Versace

Céline

Loewe

Vivienne Westwood

Salvatore Ferragamo

Hermès

Ralph Lauren

Balenciaga

Mulberry

Must De Cartier

Ralph Lauren Collection

Objeto

Lenço de pescoço

Foulard

Estola (xaile)

Conjunto de acessórios de moda

Xaile

Túnica

Capa

Twilly

País de origem

Inglaterra

Índia

Material

Seda

Caxemira

Algodão

Viscose

Tecido misto

Linho

Fibra sintética

Pele

Alpaca

Angorá

Lurex

Género

Senhora

Estado

Novo ou como novo, não foi usado com ou sem embalagem original

Muito bom estado, ligeiramente utilizado, com pequenos sinais de desgaste

Bom estado, utilizado, com alguns sinais de desgaste

Excelente estado: muito pouco usado com ligeiras marcas de desgaste

Estado muito utilizado, usado com sinais visíveis de desgaste

Novo/nunca usado

Multicolor

Azul

Preto

Ouro

Cinzento

Laranja

Rosa

Tamanho

Acessórios incluídos

Etiqueta original

Mala

Saco do pó

Cartão de autenticidade

Size

None

Depois de 2000

1900-2000

Modelo

Monogram

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Bijuteria de moda

Lenços

Lenços Hermès

Moda como estilo de vida

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