Urn Lid (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
This lid was made for a chest containing the remains of Av(le) Sure Zucre, identified by an Etruscan inscription. The figure reclines, as if at a banquet, and probably held a cup or a writing tablet in his missing right hand. The facial features look as if they depict a specific person but are actually more generic and closely resemble images on other urn lids found in the cemeteries of ancient Velathri (modern Volterra).
Gift of Frank Raysor
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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