Etruscan cinerary urns from the Hellenistic period.
Louvre Museum| N° d'inventaire | 19018 |
| Format | 21 x 27 |
| Détails | 270 p., black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2002 |
| Etat | Nine |
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The abundant artisanal production of stone and terracotta urns intended to receive the ashes of the dead, decorated with reliefs on their front and generally surmounted by the effigy of the deceased, constitutes in the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century BC) one of the most curious artistic and religious manifestations of Etruscan funerary art, which was for a long time unknown to the general public and neglected by scholars. The 72 examples in the Louvre, discovered in the 19th century, belonged to various collections, mainly that of the Marquis of Campana, and entered the museum from 1825. Although limited, this collection offers a representative selection of the creations of the workshops of Chiusi and Volterra in Tuscany.
The abundant artisanal production of stone and terracotta urns intended to receive the ashes of the dead, decorated with reliefs on their front and generally surmounted by the effigy of the deceased, constitutes in the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century BC) one of the most curious artistic and religious manifestations of Etruscan funerary art, which was for a long time unknown to the general public and neglected by scholars. The 72 examples in the Louvre, discovered in the 19th century, belonged to various collections, mainly that of the Marquis of Campana, and entered the museum from 1825. Although limited, this collection offers a representative selection of the creations of the workshops of Chiusi and Volterra in Tuscany.