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Hut Urn

Villanovan (Artist)
8th century BCE (Iron Age)
impasto, hand made
(Roman Empire )

Modeled after Villanovan domestic architecture, this urn takes the shape of an oval-shaped hut with a thatched roof. The roof clearly shows the eaves and indication of five ridge logs that exceed the central ridge and cross one another. There are round holes, or dormers, in both of the roof’s gables that in a home, would allow for smoke from the hearth to escape. The rounded walls of the urn are interrupted by a large square opening that was closed off by a door. Tiny holes in the urn were used to attach a simple, square terracotta door that is now damaged. This hut urn probably contained the ashes from a cremation and was then buried underground.

From the 9th through 8th centuries BCE, Villanovan culture flourished in northern and central Italy. There are no written sources from this period, but archaeological evidence offers a glimpse into the everyday life of Early Iron Age communities in Italy and reveals Villanovan culture’s many different ethnic, cultural, and political influences. The development of this rich culture led to the formation of the Etruscan cities that dominated central Italy beginning in the 7th century BCE.

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Sale, Christie's, Manson, and Woods, London, March 23, 1971, no. 83; Walters Art Museum, 1971, by purchase.

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4/30/1971 Treatment repaired; other
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Italy (Place of Origin)

Measurements

8 11/16 x 9 1/16 x 11 in. (22 x 23 x 28 cm)

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Museum purchase, 1971

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Etruscan Art

Accession Number

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48.2312

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