The Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE, and their prosperity was largely based on their exploitation of local mineral resources, both through manufactured goods and trade. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1014/etruscan-trade/ #History #Amber #Arretium #Cerveteri

Etruscan Pottery, produced over five centuries, was nothing if not varied. https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Pottery/ #History #Arretium #Bucchero #EtruscanArt

Etruscan pottery, produced over five centuries, was nothing if not varied. Indigenous wares such as the glossy black bucchero were made alongside red- and black-figure pottery imitating, yet modifying those produced in the Greek world. Geometric, floral, figure, and narrative decorations were appreciated and adapted from the Near East and Ionia, with even foreign potters and artists themselves ...https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Pottery/ #Arretium #Bucchero #EtruscanArt