Italian geometric style ceramic jar - Castello Banfi collection

Italian geometric style ceramic jar - Castello Banfi collection

The ceramic jars with Italian geometric patterns are from the Castello Banfi collection. It has two horizontal handles and a horn shaped base. The surface is coated with brown clay and covered with red and white glaze. This is a unique red background white painting technique in the Grotdi Castro region. The production time was approximately several decades from the late 7th century BC to the early 6th century BC. Discovered in Poggio Almura, Montalcino.
Etruscan Holy Grail - Castello Banfi Collection

Etruscan Holy Grail - Castello Banfi Collection

It is an Etruscan Holy Grail from the Castello Banfi collection, featuring a high trumpet shaped base and concave sides decorated with horizontal grooves and foot ridges. It is a product from the central Italian city of Wolsey, made around the mid-6th century BC, possibly during the middle to last quarter of the 6th century BC. This Holy Grail was discovered in the PoggioalleMura region of Montalcino. Their existence proves the Etruscans' superb skills in ceramic craftsmanship and their important role in cultural exchange in the ancient Mediterranean region.