Etruscan Wine Funnel with Strainer in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018

Wine Funnel with Strainer (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

Date: 6th century BC

Culture: Etruscan

Category: Metalwork

Medium: copper alloy

Collection: Ancient Art

Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (13.34 × 10.8 × 32.39 cm)

Object Number: 79.70


Ancient wines were not filtered, so strainers were essential kitchen implements. This elegant example Is one of a small group of bronzes produced in the 6th century that combine a colander with a funnel. Here functionality is wed to elegance in such details as the duck’s head handle.

Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-8111630