Work / monument · artifact

Certosa Situla

c. 500 BCE · 6th century BCE

The Certosa Situla is a bronze bucket of about 500 BCE found in the 19th century in a grave of the Certosa cemetery of Etruscan Felsina, now Bologna. Its embossed decoration, arranged in four bands, shows a procession of soldiers, a religious procession with offerings, scenes of feasting and music, and animals. It is one of the finest examples of situla art and is kept in the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Certosa Situla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/certosa-situla
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“Certosa Situla.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/certosa-situla. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Certosa Situla.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/certosa-situla.
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