Etruscan cinerary urn (2nd-1st century BCE).

Etruscan cinerary urn. Etruscan culture (2nd-1st century BC)
Limestone. Central Italy, Chiusi workshop

The box depicts a farewell scene. The cover, which possibly belongs to another sarcophagus, is the figure of a matron lying in bed holding a pomegranate in her right hand.

Exhibited at the Catalan Museum of Archaeology, Barcelona, Spain. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya (MAC).

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Art Barcelona Catalan Museum of Archaeology - Museu d Arqueologia de Catalunya (MAC) Catalonia Etruscan Funerary Original Photo Sculpture Spain