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MS2158A

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS2158A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Etruscan
Provenience Italy
Date Made 299-100BC
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Chest. Rectangular in plan, narrower below. Sides plain except for front which is decorated with a relief panel, a scene of four figures in combat. The second figure from the right is using a plowshare as a weapon: Echetlos at the battle of Marathon (?). A hole with rounded ends, cut in the top.

Height 21 cm
Width 32 cm
Depth 16 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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