Peccioli and its Archaeological Museum

The museum houses the finds, that were discovered during excavations in the Etruscan town of Ortaglia, only a few miles from Peccioli. During construction works an Etruscan well and parts of a building dating from the Hellenistic age were found in Ortaglia. Due to their size, the remains of the building let assume, that they were  part of a temple or sanctuary. In addition, a large number of votive offerings were found. Many of these, as the weights of looms and bobbins give reason to believe, that the sanctuary was dedicated to a goddess. Highlight of the archaeological excavation is an attic red-figured kylix *, which is doubtlessly attributed to the famous Greek painter Macron, who worked in Athens around 490-480 BC.