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Cinerary stamnos or urn
Italic, Etruscan
Archaic or Classical Period
about 525–400 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number1976.146
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 116.
DescriptionCinerary stamnos or urn enriched with series of complex moldings and floral friezes, top to bottom. Above wave-pattern near base, frieze of animals in combat. Long inscription below palmette-lotus (?) border below neck. Restored with plaster, partly cleaned (from fire); lug remaining on side. Heavily corroded.
ProvenanceBy 1976: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; purchased by MFA from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., June 9, 1976