CIRCA 150 B.C.

细节

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

注意事项

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拍品专文

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.