Tuesday, December 7, 2010

041. U is for urn

In the past, these urns were used to store olive oil  (picture taken in Reggio Calabria)
Here are other urns I saw in Italy:
Urns outside a pottery in Reggio Calabria

I'm not sure if this is an urn but I like the grand scale (picture taken in Venice)

ABC Wednesday - U
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6 comments:

  1. Sylvia KDecember 7, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    I love the urns!! All of them! Terrific photos for the U Day! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  2. Leslie:December 7, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    Whoa! That would hold a heckuva lot of oil!!! :D

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  3. Roger Owen GreenDecember 8, 2010 at 2:51 AM

    UNBELIEVABLY beautiful, and massive. Love the box of pasta in one.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  4. YoshiDecember 8, 2010 at 5:35 AM

    Thanks for commenting on my U entry. Your U is bigger than mine, hehe. Great photos and thanks for sharing.

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  5. jlshall (Joysweb)December 8, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    Wow, that is one really huge urn! Great capture. Lovely flowers in that last shot, too.

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  6. JamaDecember 8, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    Those urns are huge and beautiful!

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