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2,600-Year-Old Etruscan Cockerel Vase Bears 26-Letter Alphabet
A 2,600-year-old ceramic inkwell shaped like a cockerel was made in what is now Viterbo, Italy.
The black-glazed vase dates to about 650 to 600 B.C. Its inscription lists all 26 letters of the Etruscan alphabet in order.
Such an ordered listing of letters is called an abecedarium.
The Etruscan language remains undeciphered, so the inscription does not provide a readable message.
The vase shows the alphabet, but no further next steps are described.
A 2,600-year-old terracotta vase shaped like a cockerel bears the 26 letters of the Etruscan alphabet in order.
The black-glazed, bird-shaped ceramic object was an inkwell.
It was made around 650 to 600 B.C.
The vase is from Viterbo, Italy.
The Etruscan language remains undeciphered.
- Who
- The Etruscans are associated with the vase and alphabet.
- What
- A cockerel-shaped ceramic inkwell bears an inscription of the 26 letters of the Etruscan alphabet in order.
- When
- It was made around 650 to 600 B.C.
- Where
- Viterbo, Italy.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Object
- Terracotta cockerel vase
- Inscription
- 26 letters of the Etruscan alphabet in order
- Material and finish
- Ceramic, black-glazed
- Date made
- Circa 650 to 600 B.C.
- Origin
- Viterbo, Italy