23 St. 58 Min, 1 Nov 520 Jahr v. Chr. - Sarcophagus of the Spouses

Beschreibung:

Terra cotta
Etruscan (Italy)
• Etruscan art= terra cotta, red earthenwear
• Found in tombs
• No literature or histroy from culture
• Two versions exist
• Large ceramic container
• Modeled, burnished after leather hard stage
• Cut to fit into kiln
• Sarcophagus- bodies inside
• Lifelike, stylized, archaic smile, movement, expressive
• Most figures stood alone, but this was a couple embracing
• Hands may be holding objects relating to funeral or offerings

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