23 h 58 min, 1 nov 520 ans av. J.-C. - Sarcophagus of the Spouses
Description:
Terra cottaEtruscan (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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Date:
23 h 58 min, 1 nov 520 ans av. J.-C.
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 2547 ans