Terracotta situla (bucket)

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early 3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The story of Apollo and the satyr Marsyas is depicted in high relief around the vessel. Under each handle are additional reliefs that imitate treatments of this shape as they appear in metal. Fine bronze situlae have been found at many sites in Northern Greece, Thrace, Southern Russia, and Western Europe. Scholars debate their ultimate origin but most are probably Etruscan exports from Vulci.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1927