1.0MUCIV-Museo delle Civiltàhttps://www.museodellecivilta.it/en/REDAZIONEhttps://www.museodellecivilta.it/en/author/mvillani/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yFJF4NvZEG"><a href="https://www.museodellecivilta.it/en/oggetti/italian-folk-arts-and-traditions/amphora-quartara/">Amphora (<em>quartara</em>)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.museodellecivilta.it/en/oggetti/italian-folk-arts-and-traditions/amphora-quartara/embed/#?secret=yFJF4NvZEG" width="600" height="338" title="“Amphora (<em>quartara</em>)” — MUCIV-Museo delle Civiltà" data-secret="yFJF4NvZEG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.museodellecivilta.it/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.museodellecivilta.it/wp-content/uploads/3549a-copia-1.jpg1080900This amphora, dated 1792, has a swollen belly, a small mouth and two strong handles. It is a typical <em>quartara</em> of Sicilian production, of which the Museum has numerous examples, both in plain and brightly decorated terracotta, collected by Loria during his stay in Caltagirone in 1907. Achromatic pots were particularly suitable for storing water, […]