Che cosa è la dodecapoli?
Che cosa è la dodecapoli?
dodecapoli Nome con cui si designa una lega di 12 poleis, come per es. quella costituita originariamente dagli eoli in Asia Minore o, nell'età più antica, dalle città dell'Acaia peloponnesiaca.
Come riconoscere il valore di un vaso cinese?
Come riconoscere un vero vaso cinese
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What does bucchero mean in Italian?
- Bucchero ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈbukkero]) is a class of ceramics produced in central Italy by the region's pre-Roman Etruscan population. This Italian word is derived from the Latin poculum, a drinking-vessel, perhaps through the Spanish búcaro, or the Portuguese púcaro.
What is bucchero pesante ware?
- The decoration of bucchero pesante ware typically consisted of mold-formed figures applied to the still-damp surface of the pot. By the beginning of the fifth century B.C.E., in part due to the growing availability of the elegant pottery of Greece, the demand for native bucchero ware was in a steep decline.
What is a bucchero vase?
- Terracotta kantharos (vase), 7th century B.C.E., Etruscan, terracotta, 18.39 cm high ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Bucchero, a distinctly black, burnished ceramic ware, is often considered the signature ceramic fabric of the Etruscans, an indigenous, pre-Roman people of the Italian peninsula.
Where was the first bucchero found?
- The earliest bucchero has been discovered in tombs at Caere (just northwest of Rome). Its extremely thin-walled construction and sharp features echo metallic prototypes. Decoration on the earliest examples is usually in the form of geometric incision, including chevrons and other linear motifs (above).
