6th century B.C. Florence, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
Inv. 2847
Produced at Chiusi, this vase is called "with beak" for its oblique trefoil spout. Lengthening the spout made it easier to pour the wine.
APPROFONDIMENTI
Bucchero ware
Bucchero ware is a kind of pottery fired by a special process that gives it a uniform black colour and a glossy surface, in imitation of more expensive metal vessels. First produced at Cerveteri around 675 B.C., it rapidly spread to other centres in southern Etruria, such as Veio, Tarquinia and Vulci, where its production became standardized.