Situla
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Situla is an antique vessel that resembles a bucket, most often metal, sometimes ceramic. It was shaped like a cylinder or truncated cone, with a flat or rounded bottom, sometimes with a handle. It was actively used in ancient Europe, especially by Roman legionnaires as camping equipment. There were also ceremonial situls.
As an example of a Roman situla, consider the example from Pompeii. 1st century AD Bronze. 33x26 cm. Gragnano, Villa Carmiano, second room. Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Inv. No. 63304. References: In Stabiano 2001. P. 167. Pot with a wide neck, extended edge and slightly depressed edge. Oval body with a flat bottom. An iron hoop around the neck, profiled at the ends to form two mounting rings for the diameter handle, is also iron (Tassibari 1000 shape).
Situla of Pompeii. Bronze. 33*26 cm. Gragnano, Villa Carmiano, second room. Inv. No. 63304. 1st century AD
Situla of Pompeii. Reconstruction
Cast bronze capsule. Ex Malter Galleries, USA. 1-3 century AD
Related topics
Ancient military campaigns, Boiler
List of literature
- Margaret Steig Dalton, Laurie Charnigo. Historians and Their Information Sources. September 2004. p. 419, n. 18.
- Richard Veit and Christopher Writing. Reading and Research (8th ed. 2009), p. 335.
- Pliny the Elder. "Natural History "(compilation of translated fragments), book 34, XLVIII, 160.
Gallery
Situla. Ex Malter Galleries, USA. 1-3 century AD
Bronze capsule. 26.4x23. 9 cm. Louisville, CO, US. #138954. 3-4 century AD
Bronze capsule. 26.4x23. 9 cm. Louisville, CO, US. #138954. 3-4 century AD
Bronze capsule. 26.4x23. 9 cm. Louisville, CO, US. #138954. 3-4 century AD
Bronze capsule. 26.4x23. 9 cm. Louisville, CO, US. #138954. 3-4 century AD
Bronze capsule. 26.4x23. 9 cm. Louisville, CO, US. #138954. 3-4 century AD
Bronze situla with the head of Silenus. Private collection in London. Height-8.9 cm. 2nd century AD
Bronze situla with the head of Silenus. Private collection in London. Height-8.9 cm. 2nd century AD
Bronze situla with the head of Silenus. Private collection in London. Height-8.9 cm. 2nd century AD
Bronze situla with the head of Silenus. Private collection in London. Height-8.9 cm. 2nd century AD
Bronze situla with the head of Silenus. Private collection in London. Height-8.9 cm. 2nd century AD
Bronze forged doll. Private collection Houston, Texas, USA. 1-2 century AD
Bronze capsule. Museum of Turin. Italy. 1-2 century AD
Bronze capsule. Private collection. 1-2 century AD
Bronze capsule. Private collection. 1-2 century AD
Bronze capsule. Private collection in the USA. 1-2 century AD
Bronze capsule. 1-2 century AD
Bronze capsule. Second half of the 2nd century AD