Orientalizing Bucchero

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Bucchero pottery, a unique style of Etruscan art belonging to the people of early Italy, the Etruscans/Villanovans, has been found at sites across modern day Italy, including at Poggio Civitate. Bucchero styles varied by region; in Southern Etruria, it had light with thin walls (bucchero sottile) and in Northern Etruria, as at Poggio Civitate, it was heavier with thick walls (bucchero pesante).[1][2]

Decorated bucchero pot sherds from Poggio Civitate

Most of the bucchero pottery found at Poggio Civitate during the Orientalizing Period was found in OC1/Residence (also known as the Lower Building). Most of the Orientalizing bucchero found at other Italian sites has been in graves and burial contexts, making the domestic context of the Poggio Civitate Orientalizing bucchero somewhat unique. Numerous sherds of various vessel types have been identified at this site, many with decorative patterns. Some of this bucchero pottery may have been produced on site, in OC2/Workshop.[3][4][5]

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  1. ^ Perkins, Phil (2012-11-01). "The Bucchero Childbirth Stamp on a Late Orientalizing Period Shard from Poggio Colla". Etruscan Studies. 15 (2): 146–201. doi:10.1515/etst-2012-0014. ISSN 2163-8217.
  2. ^ Longoni, Margherita; Calore, Noemi; Marzullo, Matilde; Teseo, Daniele; Duranti, Veronica; Bagnasco Gianni, Giovanna; Bruni, Silvia (2023-02-23). "Bucchero Ware from the Etruscan Town of Tarquinia (Italy): A Study of the Production Site and Technology through Spectroscopic Techniques and Multivariate Data Analysis". Ceramics. 6 (1): 584–599. doi:10.3390/ceramics6010035. ISSN 2571-6131.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  3. ^ Nancy Ramage (2008-06-01). "J. Berkin, The Orientalizing Bucchero from the Lower Building at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)". Etruscan Studies. 11 (1): 178–180. doi:10.1515/etst.2008.11.1.178. ISSN 2163-8217.
  4. ^ Rex Wallace (2010-06-01). "Alphabet, Orthography and Paleography at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)". Etruscan Studies. 13 (1): 109–122. doi:10.1515/etst.2010.13.1.109. ISSN 2163-8217.
  5. ^ Tuck, Anthony; Wallace, Rex (2012-01). "A 'new' inscribed plaque from Poggio Civitate (Murlo)". Etruscan Studies. 15 (1): 1–17. doi:10.1515/etst-2012-0002. ISSN 1080-1960. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)