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South Italian Votive Wine Strainer in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018

South Italian Votive Wine Strainer in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018
Votive Wine Strainer (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

Date: 4th–3rd century BC

Culture: South Italian (Apulia) (Native South Italian, Canosan)

Category: Ceramics

Medium: terracotta, pigment

Collection: Ancient Art

Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/2 × 10 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (6.35 × 26.35 × 15.88 cm)

Object Number: 85.505

Credit Line: Kathleen Boone Samuels Memorial Fund

The painted decoration of this strainer made it too fragile for daily use, indicating that it was a symbolic utensil for the tomb.


Text from: vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-15675259

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