Etruscan transport amphora (IMAGE)

University of Gothenburg

Etruscan transport amphora

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Etruscan transport amphora, and a special cup known as a capeduncola. It is clear that this type of cup is used in ritual contexts as a link between humans and Nature/the Earth. This particular example was found in a storeroom where large storage vessels for grain called pithoi were stored with amphorae and other storage vessels.

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Photo: N. Johansson

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