This document discusses a blackware pitcher from Campania, Italy from 500-300 BC. It provides background that Campania was colonized by Ancient Greeks and was part of Magna Graecia. Greeks began arriving in Campania in the 8th century BC and brought Hellenic culture, leaving a lasting impression on Italy and Rome. The capital of Campania is Naples and it contains important ancient sites like Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Mount Vesuvius.