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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Etruscan Cinerary Urns with Reclining Figure and Battle Scene
Work_PrefTitle
Etruscan Cinerary Urns with Reclining Figure and Battle Scene
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Urn (approx. 20 in height) with reclining figure of a man; detail, head with wreath
Image_Title
Urn (approx. 20 in height) with reclining figure of a man; detail, head with wreath
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Etruscan artist)
Agent_Display
unknown (Etruscan artist)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Casa Buonarroti (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
Location
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Location Note:
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Via Ghibellina 70
Work_LocationNotes
Via Ghibellina 70
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.769903 11.263758
GPS
43.769903 11.263758
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 2nd century BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 2nd century BCE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Etruscan
Work_Culture
Etruscan
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Greco-Etruscan; Hellenistic
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Greco-Etruscan; Hellenistic
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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cremation urn
Work_Worktype1
cremation urn
Work Type 1
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
Work_Worktype2
relief (sculpture)
Work Type 2
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Work Type 3:
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figurine
Work_Worktype3
figurine
Work Type 3
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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painted terracotta
Work_MaterialDisplay
painted terracotta
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process); modeling (forming); painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
casting (process); modeling (forming); painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; military or war; mythology (Classical); portrait; Vanth
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
death or burial; funerary art; military or war; mythology (Classical); portrait; Vanth
Subjects
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Description:
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Violent deaths were a common theme in Etruscan funerary art. The motif of two warriors dying simultaneously, each at the hands of the other, was a popular image for ash urns, appearing hundreds of times. The fighters may represent Eteocles and Polyneices, the ill-fated sons of Oedipus who killed each other in a battle for the kingship of Thebes, but it is uncertain whether Etruscan artists or viewers would have looked for a specific Greek myth in the image. The top part of the urn would then have a reclining figure representing the deceased man or woman. (Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum .org)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Violent deaths were a common theme in Etruscan funerary art. The motif of two warriors dying simultaneously, each at the hands of the other, was a popular image for ash urns, appearing hundreds of times. The fighters may represent Eteocles and Polyneices, the ill-fated sons of Oedipus who killed each other in a battle for the kingship of Thebes, but it is uncertain whether Etruscan artists or viewers would have looked for a specific Greek myth in the image. The top part of the urn would then have a reclining figure representing the deceased man or woman. (Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum .org)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-E-CB-CURN-A05
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-E-CB-CURN-A05
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights
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