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An Etruscan Stone Cinerary Sculpture from Chiusi now in Florence: Function, Style, and Artist by Helen Nagy is a Arts and Humanities article available to read on EtoBox.
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A life-size cinerary statue in Florence belongs to a category of largescale stone sculptures found in the Chiusi region that were used as repositories for cremation burials. The type, an anthropomorphic container for the cinerary remains of a person, can be traced to pottery containers with lids in the shape of human heads. In the sixth century BCE, large-scale stone statues with internal cavities for the ashes join the pottery and metal anthropomorphic containers in the tombs of members of the upper classes. While this practice is strictly Etruscan, the Florence statue is inspired by East Greek sculpture of the sixth century BCE. This article, in honor of Nancy de Grummond, is an analysis of the Chiusine sculpture in Florence in the context of function and style.
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- Author
- Helen Nagy
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)