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Etruscan - Cinerarium, about 150 BCE

Etruscan

Cinerarium or Grave Altar, about 150 BCE

Terracotta with traces of white slip on lid , 31.1 x 30.8 x 15.9 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

Commentary

This Etruscan terracotta urn is from the archaeological site at Chiusi in present day Tuscany. The front shows a scene of combat, said to be part of the Athenian-Persian battle on the plain of Marathon in 490 B.C. The central figure, Greek hero Echetlos, fights three soldiers with the cutting blade of a plow. This urn would have originally been painted and inscribed with the name of the person whose remains it held.