Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Artist: Unknown.

Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Artist: Unknown.

2-668-089 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Etruscan canopic jars, typical of the area of Chiusi (Siena), are clay urns shaped like the head of a man or woman, containing the ashes of the deceased. At Museo Civico, Bologna, Italy.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Ceramic

Picture Type
  1. Object

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3518x5219
File Size : 53,791kb


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  1. MUBP6 | I6LB14-DX
  1. 0370005441
  1. 2-668-089
  1. 2668089
  1. MFGC31 | I6TA14-DX

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