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Saavedra collection at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid, these are
probably of Andalusian origin.^46 These small olpai have appeared in western France
from older excavations; some of these have received recent confi rmation.^47 The Etruscan
bronze amphorae, less common amongst the exports, are known from the Celtic
hinterland, at Schwarzenbach (Palatinate) and through almost identical examples from
Conliège and from Bourges. (Fig. 19.9a). The handle from Clermont-Ferrand is still
contested.^48 Amongst deep-bodied bronzes of Etruscan origins or infl uence in central
and eastern Europe are biconical vases from the end of the Villanovan period, although
these are somewhat controversial save for some precise examples such as an urn from
Gevelinghausen (Meschede).^49 Situlae illustrate well the bilateral, north-south currents
of distribution. In that region between the Rhine and Burgundy we recognize examples
from Vetulonia, dated to the fi rst half of the seventh century; but, in the eighth through
seventh centuries we also note a current running north to south, manifested by the situlae
of Kurd type with cruciform attachments, or those decorated with registers of stamped
dots and circles, which appear from Vetulonia down to Praeneste.^50 In the sixth and fi fth
centuries, corded bronze situlae, so widespread in the Celtic milieu, serve as examples
Figure 19.9 Bronze Etruscan vases from tombs at Bourges-Avaricum and environs. Cast bronze and
repoussé. Fifth century. (Gran-Aymerich 1995a, 1995c).Figure 19.10 Three oinochoai with long spouts, Schnabelkannen, from the tombs of Bourges-Avaricum
and environs. Cast bronze and repoussé. Fifth century. (Gran-Aymerich 1996).