Urn
MS2157A
Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS2157A |
| Current Location | Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria |
| Date Made | 299-99BC |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic | Terracotta |
| Description | Cinerary Urn. Chest. Rectangular in plan, narrower below. Sides plain except for front which is decorated with a relief panel, a scene of four figures in combat. The second figure from the right is using a plowshare as a weapon: Echetlos at the battle of Marathon (?). |
| Height | 21.5 cm |
| Width | 35 cm |
| Depth | 20 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
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