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Two Etruscan Polychrome Terracotta Cinerary Urns, Chiusi , circa 2nd Century B.C.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- Two Etruscan Polychrome Terracotta Cinerary Urns, Chiusi
- 10 1/2 by 17 1/2 by 8 3/4 in. 26.7 by 44.5 by 22.2 cm.
each molded in relief with corner pilasters and egg-and-dart architrave framing the battle of Eteocles and Polynices, each warrior wearing short tunic and corslet, one a cloak and high-crested helmet, two torch-wielding furies flanking the scene, the lids missing.
Provenance
Sotheby's, Los Angeles, June 1st, 1981, no. 361A, illus.
Catalogue Note
For related examples each with lid in the form of a reclining figure of the deceased see Welt der Etrusker, p. 328, D5.31, and Teitz, Masterpieces of Etruscan Art, no. 91.