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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN
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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN

CIRCA 150 B.C.

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AN ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN
CIRCA 150 B.C.
The lid with the figure of the deceased reclining, wrapped in an himation, with head raised on a pillow, the urn of rectangular form, the front modelled in relief with a battle scene, the four armed warriors carrying round shields
14 in. (35.5 cm.) long; 14¼ in. (36.2 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Cf. C. C. Vermeule, Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, 1977, p. 5, no. 7 for similar cinerarium with the lid of a different clay to the base. The scene is said to represent part of the Athenian-Persian battle of 490 B.C.

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