Jug painted with wide bands
| Misure | h 16,6; ø base 7; ø edge 5,6 |
| Stato | intera |
| Luogo e cronologia | Salentino - Tomb. 24. VII century BC |
In the early Middle Ages (VI-X century AD) the custom of depositing grave goods within the tombs became increasingly less frequent, in relation to the consolidation of the Christian religion for which the concept of afterlife was linked to the survival of the soul and the detachment from earthly life. The custom persists in rare cases, as documented by the early medieval tomb of Salentino where this jug decorated with red "bands" comes from.
This type of ceramic, characterized by red-coloured bands, represents a real fossil guide to the early Middle Ages. It was produced, starting from the VII century AD and decorated with large reddish-brown bands obtained with iron-rich metallic pigments. It was particularly suitable for closed forms (jugs, amphorae, ollas, mugs and flasks) made to contain liquids (water, oil, wine). It is also found in the context of worship in this case even on open forms attributable to basins, probably used to contain purifying water, wine and oil for liturgical functions.
