The Vače situla

Watch a short film about the Vače situla which holds a special place among the best known artefacts of situla art.

Vače, near Litija, on the Sava river, where the famous situla was found, was one of the most important Hallstatt settlements in the territory of Slovenia and beyond in the 6th and 5th centuries BC.

The situla is decorated with three horizontal bands – friezes, showing human and animal figures. The scenes that read in a sort of comic book sequence of events tell the story of the important acts and events from the noble's life. Situlas were supposed to have been used as ritual vessels to serve beverages.

The precious discovery which stands out both for its excellent preservation and complexity of the scenes is discussed by Dr Peter Turk, Dr Boštjan Laharnar and Igor Ravbar.