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Cinerary urn with the duel between Eteokles and Polyneikes on the urn box
Italic, Etruscan
Hellenistic Period
2nd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
27 x 16.5 x 42 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 16 9/16 in.); including cover 58 x 22 x 43 cm (22 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 16 15/16 inches)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession Number22.594
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Coffins and sarcophagi
DescriptionOn the front of the urn a battle scene between the brothers Eteokles and Polyneikes. Two female daemons are on each side of them. On the cover, reclining figure of a youth holding a phiale. Slight remains of the painted inscription with name of the deceased.
ProvenanceBy 1890: Mrs. W. Scott Fitz Collection; loaned to MFA by Mrs. W. Scott Fitz, April 29, 1890 (loan 1426); gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz to MFA, May 18, 1922