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Duck vase
Greaves in bronze
Development of the design of the decoration of the situla
Situla in bronze foil
Tomb of the situla
Duck vase
Greaves in bronze
Development of the design of the decoration of the situla
Situla in bronze foil
Tomb of the situla

Situla in bronze foil

Anonymous

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Archaeological Museum of the Sforzesco Castle

Archaeological Museum of the Sforzesco Castle

Piazza Castello, Milan

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The tomb, discovered in 1848 in Trezzo sull’Adda, included various objects of great value, both male and female. The situla, in bronze foil, is decorated with a frieze representing dogs chasing deer and fawns, recalls the theme of hunting as a typically aristocratic entertainment activity. The artifact is part of a production that characterizes the First Iron Age in northern Italy and in the central-eastern Alpine area.
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Title: Situla in bronze foil

Author: Anonymous

Date: 6 - 5 sec. BC

Technique: Bronze

Displayed in: Archaeological Museum of the Sforzesco Castle

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