19h 27min, feb 27, 520 y BC - Sarcophagus of the Spouses

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520 BCE
Terra cotta
Etruscan (Italy)
Etuscan art-terracotta
Found in etruscan tomb
We have no literature or history but we know a lot from what was found in their tombs
Two versions exist, one in paris and one in rome
Large ceramic container
Modeled
Burnished after leather hard stage
Cut to fit in kiln
Lifelike
Stylized
Archaic smile
Movement
Expressive
Most figures of time stood alone not in couples
Diff. from greek sculptures in that they’re made of clay (terracotta)
Influences- greek pottery, frescoes

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