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Source Description
The figures on this fragment of a cinerary urn seem to represent the sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices, fighting each other for power of the city of Thebes, while flanked by two winged Vanths. This myth was relatively popular on Etruscan cinerary urns.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11818
label
Cinerary Urn Fragment with Battle Scene
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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11818
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object
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normalized
title
Cinerary Urn Fragment with Battle Scene
description
The figures on this fragment of a cinerary urn seem to represent the sons of Oedipus, Eteocles and Polyneices, fighting each other for power of the city of Thebes, while flanked by two winged Vanths. This myth was relatively popular on Etruscan cinerary urns.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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urns
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
27.2
height
38
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10 11/16 x 14 15/16 in. (27.2 x 38 cm)
Source extras
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Etruscan
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terracotta
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6291
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none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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