Studies in Early Etruscan Bucchero

Bibliographic Data

ID7519480
AuthorsNancy Hirschland Ramage
Year1970
Volume38
Pages1-61
Publication date1970-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePapers of the British School at Rome (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0068-2462 • E-ISSN: 2045-239X
PublisherOpen Book Publishers (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s006824620001120x
OpenAlexW2312185794
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited14

Bucchero is a type of Etruscan pottery which is black, both on the surface and in the core. There are many different shades of grey to black which are still considered to be bucchero, but in all cases the core of the pottery must be ‘reduced.’ The process was discovered by the Etruscans, and gave rise to one of the most characteristic products of their culture. Bucchero varies enormously from period to period, from place to place. In this paper the period to be covered is approximately 650–600 B.C., during which the forms of bucchero sottile were established and developed in southern Etruria. The origins of these forms will also be sought in earlier periods, chiefly from the late eighth century onwards. The bucchero pesante of the sixth century, and later types continuing in the fifth, will not be considered here

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Period (music · Pottery · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeological and Geological Studies · History