situla

[sich-uh-luh, sit-l-uh]

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noun

plural

situlae

a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.

situla

/ ˈ��ɪ��ʊ��ə /

noun

a bucket-shaped container, usually of metal or pottery and often richly decorated: typical of the N Italian Iron Age

adjective

of or relating to the type of designs usually associated with these containers

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Word History and Origins

Origin of situla¹

1895–1900; < Latin: water vessel, bucket

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Word History and Origins

Origin of situla¹

from Latin

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Chaldee dul, situla, urna, a vessel for holding liquor.

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Probably, however, the finest example is a situla, 10� in. high by 8 in. wide at the top and 4 in. at the bottom, preserved in the treasury of St Mark at Venice.

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The corresponding angles on the left side of the tablet have been broken away, but the upper angle appears to have contained a situla.

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Balneatrix, 11. ministrat aquam Situla, 12. haustam ex Alveo, 13. in quem defluit è Canalibus, 14.

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In Sala X look at the bronze situla in an isolated glass case, of such a peacock blue as only centuries could give it.

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situationship sit under

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