Illustration
A stone cinerary urn which was hollow to receive the ashes of the deceased. The head acts as a stopper. Etruscan, Chiusi, 500-400 BCE. Height: 1.37 m. (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2017, January 25). Etruscan Cinerary Urn, Chiusi. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6296/etruscan-cinerary-urn-chiusi/
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