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| Type of Object: | Funerary Urn |
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| Materials: | Clay |
| Measurements: | 36 cm. in height; 39 cm. in length |
| Date or Period: | Second half of the 2nd c. B.C. |
| Maker: | Etruscan |
| Designated List Section: | IIIA4 Ceramic Sculpture -- Objects with Relief Decoration |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 01/23/2001 |
| Photograph: | Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici |
| Copyright: | Ministry of Culture |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Plaques, tables, and other terracotta objects (masks) with relief decoration. Approximate date: 6th c. to 4th c. B.C. This example is a cinerary urn with molded and painted relief decoration illustrating a Greek mythological scene; an image of the deceased reclines on the lid. | |
| Keywords: | |
| ceramic, cinerary urn, Etruscan, male figure, mythological scene, relief, statue, terracotta, |
