Cinerary Urn with Reclining Man and Battle Scene
SculptureEtruscan2nd century BCE

Cinerary Urn with Reclining Man and Battle Scene

first half second century BCE

Description

On front, battle relief: Eteocles and Polynices with Winged Furies.

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Painted terracotta
Culture
Etruscan
Period
Hellenistic period
Century
2nd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

53 cm h x 44.5 cm w x 25 cm d (20 7/8 x 17 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

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