![]() Using documented archaeological assemblages, especially from tombs in southern Etruria, Bundrick demonstrates that far from being hellenized through Greek imports-as much past scholarship has claimed-Etruscan consumers purposefully selected figured pottery that harmonized with local needs and customs, so much so that the objects themselves are better described as etruscanized. Instead, the focus has traditionally lay with potters and painters in Athens, and often hypothetical Athenian viewers.īuilding on recent Etruscological research as well as increased interest in trade networks, find contexts, and non-Athenian consumers in third-millennium scholarship, this volume explores the symbiotic relationship between Athens and Etruria as manifested in the ceramic industry. ![]() Thousands of Athenian vases have emerged from tombs, sanctuaries, and settlements, but for much of the history of modern study, the Etruscan lives of these objects have remained in the background. more From the early sixth century until the late fifth century B.C.E., Etruscan communities were the primary recipients of figured pottery exported from Athens, whether coastal centers of southern Etruria such as Vulci, Tarquinia, and Caere inland sites like Orvieto and Chiusi communities in Campania under Etruscan control, including Capua and Nola and sites of northern expansion like Spina and Bologna in the Po Valley. ![]() ![]() From the early sixth century until the late fifth century B.C.E., Etruscan communities were the p. ![]()
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