Saturday, October 24, 2015

Late Etruscan Sarcophagus


Top: Sarcophagus of Lars Pulena
Tarquinia, Italy
late 3rd/early 2nd century BCE
narrative of journey to after life
scroll displays achievements
Bottom: Sarcophagus of Ramtha Visnai & Arnth Tetnies    350-300BCE
Both: Hellenistic Etruria
stone found locally
somber expression
realistic-generic types not true portraits

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