Cinerary urn
Cinerary urn
Cinerary urn
Cinerary urn
Cinerary urn
Cinerary urn

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Cinerary urn,

ca. 125–100 BCE

Etruscan
Etrusco-Hellenistic Period, ca. 323–100 BCE
y28 a-b

Information

Title
Cinerary urn
Dates

ca. 125–100 BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
26.3 cm x 42.0 cm x 23.0 cm (10 3/8 x 16 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Livingston Fund
Object Number
y28 a-b
Place Made

Europe, Italy, likely Chiusi, Etruria (central Italy)

Culture
Etruscan
Period
Archaic (Greek)
Type
funerary containers, sculpture, urns
Materials
terracotta
Subject
battles, figures (representations), terracottas, warriors

Purchased for the Princeton University Art Museum with the Livingston Fund in 1923.

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