Sarcophagus

MS3491A

From: Italy | Etruria | Civita Musarna

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS3491A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy | Etruria | Civita Musarna
Section Mediterranean
Materials Tuff | Paint
Technique Painted
Iconography Inscription
Description

Tufa badly abraded on edges near foot. Red paint preserved on hair. Mended with bolts and iron bends at knees. Gouge in proper left cheek. Chest: Plain, finished in rough short chisel-strokes. Cutting is best of Musarna group. With ? stone inscription.

Height 63 cm
Length 220 cm
Width 66 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Francesco Mancinelli-Scotti, 1900

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