CHAPTER XVIII

_ETRUSCAN AND SOUTH ITALIAN POTTERY_

Early Italian civilisation—Origin of Etruscans—Terramare civilisation—Villanuova period—Pit-tombs—Hut-urns—Trench- tombs—Relief-wares and painted vases from Cervetri—Chamber- tombs—Polledrara ware—Bucchero ware—Canopic jars—Imitations of Greek vases—Etruscan inscriptions—Sculpture in terracotta—Architectural decoration—Sarcophagi—Local pottery of Southern Italy—Messapian and Peucetian fabrics 279–329