Object type
gutti
Fabric
indeterminate black varnish
Culture/period
Protohistory and Iberian world
Materials
pottery
Technique
wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date
-250 / -200
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Molí d’Espígol
Township
Tornabous (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)
Dimensions
70 x 153 mm
Description
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A black varnished guttus in the shape of a foot with a sandal, probably produced in Sicily between 250-200 BC. It has a spout in the form of small lion's head in the area of the Achilles tendon and a bowl / filter with five holes made prior to firing; the presence of a vertical handle can be sensed on the right side of the ankle bone.
Gutti were small disposable vessels designed to serve precious liquids or used on special occasions. The fact of displaying more or less complex and cured decorations, figurative in this case, should be related to the exceptional or exotic nature of the liquid or substance they contained, and that the external appearance of the vessel intended to accentuate. They could also be used for small domestic ritual acts, such as libations.
This example was found on Floor 26 of the Iberian city of Molí d'Espígol, in the final abandonment level of the settlement around 200 BC.
© Museu comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID
1263