Etruscan Urn
Title
Etruscan Urn
Date
4th century BCE
Identifier
5555
Work Type
ceremonial containers
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Chiusi (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Etruscan
Subject
cremation urns
Description
View of Etruscan urn from Chiusi, Italy. Giedion P. 94 "Early on the Etruscans developed a vibrant artistic and architectural culture, one that was often in dialogue with other Mediterranean civilizations. Trading of the many natural mineral resources found in Tuscany, the center of ancient Etruria, caused them to bump up against Greeks, Phoenicians and Egyptians in the Mediterranean. With these other Mediterranean cultures, they exchanged goods, ideas and, often, a shared artistic vocabulary ... Unlike with the Greeks, however, the majority of our knowledge about Etruscan art comes largely from their burials ... Fortunately, though, the Etruscans cared very much about equipping their dead with everything necessary for the afterlife—from lively tomb paintings to sculpture to pottery that they could use in the next world,"--SmartHistory website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
39
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
GPB-ETR2-1300
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