Terracotta focolare (offering tray)

Etruscan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170

Large rectangular or circular offering trays made of bucchero are typical tomb gifts in the Chiusi region. Normally they contain a variety of small vessels, spoons, spatulas, palettes and other utensils that may be associated with the preparation of food or cosmetics. Some scholars have suggested that these items imitate, on a miniature scale, the more expensive banquet sets in bronze or silver.

Terracotta focolare (offering tray), Terracotta, Etruscan

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