Etruscan Bucchero Jug – Rasmussen Type 1b – Southern Etruria, Late 7th–Early 6th Century BC Culture: Etruscan Period: Late 7th–early 6th century BC Origin: Southern Etruria, Italy Material: Bucchero pottery Typology: Rasmussen Type 1b Height: Approximately 19 cm Condition: Apparently intact, with a small chip to the rim, minor surface wear and light encrustations. Description An elegant Etruscan bucchero jug featuring an ovoid body, pronounced shoulder, tall flaring neck and a raised ribbon handle extending from the shoulder to above the rim. The vessel is made of fine grey-black bucchero, with a smooth, lustrous surface characteristic of Etruscan ceramic production. The neck is decorated with incised horizontal lines and a frieze of pendant triangles filled with fine dotted strokes, executed using a toothed wheel or comb-like instrument. The lower body displays a dense band of vertical incisions framed by horizontal lines. Of particular interest is the combination of decorative motifs. While Rasmussen Type 1b jugs are commonly more simply ornamented, this example preserves features associated with earlier bucchero decorative traditions, including the unusual use of hatched triangles. Archaeological attribution The vessel is attributed to a workshop of Southern Etruria and classified as Rasmussen Type 1b, dating to the late 7th or early 6th century BC. The attribution is supported by typological and decorative comparisons with early Etruscan bucchero production. Provenance French private collection, Lyon, 1970s–1980s, according to the accompanying attribution report. Current collection: Augusto Leo Antiquities, Spain. Archaeological documentation Accompanied by a signed ceramic attribution report prepared by Luca Salvaggio, archaeologist and specialist in ancient Mediterranean ceramics, dated 22 October 2026. Bibliography - Rasmussen, T. B., Bucchero Pottery from Southern Etruria, Cambridge University Press, 1979, pp. 76, 79–80, 89–91, 130–132. - Hirschland Ramage, N., “Studies in Early Etruscan Bucchero”, Papers of the British School at Rome, 38 (1970), Type 8C.