situla

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

noun

, plural sit·u·lae [sich, -, uh, -lee, sit, -l-ee].

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

situla

/ ˈsɪtjʊlə /

noun

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

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of situla¹

1895–1900; < Latin: water vessel, bucket

Word History and Origins

Origin of situla¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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