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thumb|Etruscan situla, 600–550 BC, tomb 68 at Certosa di Bologna#The cemetery|the Certosa necropolis
Situla (plural situlae), from the Latin word for bucket or pail, is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages, usually with a handle at the top. All types may be highly decorated, most characteristically with reliefs in bands or friezes running round the vessel.
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