# Bucchero — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bucchero-whe-definition-discussion/6746>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [January 20, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bucchero-whe-definition-discussion/6746 "2017-01-20T09:59:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 9:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bucchero-whe-definition-discussion/6746/1 "2017-01-20T09:59:23Z")

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Bucchero wares are a shiny dark grey to black pottery produced by the Etruscans of central Italy from the 7th to 4th century BCE. Used for everyday purposes and as funerary and votive objects, bucchero incorporates many forms from simple jugs to highly decorative pieces of sculpture.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Bucchero/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bucchero/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/bucchero-whe-definition-discussion/6746/2 "2026-07-29T03:10:26Z")

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