Plaster Cast of Etruscan Burial Urn in form of Atrium House

1914.04.0016

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Etruscan Burial Urn in form of Atrium House   (1914.04.0016)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Etruscan

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 82.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 81.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 55.0 cm
Weight 1,562 g
Measuring Remarks Burial urn Egyptian storage.
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast
Munsell Color Information waived

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda

L: p. 60.

Bibliography

Bloch, Raymond. The Etruscans. New York, 1958, p. 246. pl. 11. Riis, P. J.. An Introduction to Etruscan Art. Copenhagen, 1953, p. 50. pl. 21. fig. 30.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data

Tomba del Poggio Gajella at Chiusi (ancient Clusium in Tuscany)

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction Yes
Reproduction Information Original, made of sandstone, is in the State Museum ,Berlin.

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