Mortal duel between Eteocles and Polynices
Relief of the front of Etruscan cinerary urn.Alabaster.
Late 3rd—early 2nd century BCE. Inv. No. 19016.Rome, Vatican Museums, Gregorian Etruscan MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Mortal duel between Eteocles and Polynices.
Relief of the front of Etruscan cinerary urn.
Alabaster.
Late 3rd—early 2nd century BCE.
Alabaster.
Late 3rd—early 2nd century BCE.
Inv. No. 19016.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Gregorian Etruscan Museum
(Roma, Musei Vaticani, Museo gregoriano etrusco).
Origin:
Castiglione del Lago, 1804.
Description:
Front of an alabaster urn with Eteoklesand Polynikes dying.
The drawing (from Vermiglioli 1804) shows the urn after the discovering, with the inscription on the lid, now missing: “Arnth [first name] Pantna [family name]”.
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Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ετρουρία ετρουσκική etruria etruscan etrusco etruskisch etruskische etruskischer etruskischen étrusque ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine ανακούφιση relief reliefs rilievo rilievi reliefe κηδεία γλυπτική funeral funeraria begräbnisskulptur funéraire ἐρινύς ερινύες εὐμενίδες ευμενίδες erinyes erinys eumenides erinni eumenidi erinnyen érinyes érinnyes euménides ἐτεοκλῆς ετεοκλής eteocles eteokles eteocle étéocle πολυνείκης polynices polyneikes polinice polynice furia furiae dirae fury furie furies funerary cinerary urn urns urna cineraria urne cinerarie graburne urnen bestattungsurne cinéraire urnes ensis sword spada schwert épée ξίφος σπαθί alabaster alabastro albâtre αλάβαστρο armour armor armatura rüstung armure πανοπλία crista crest crested helmet elmo crestato kammhelm casque à crête κράνος λοφίο κρωβύλος κρώβυλος aspis circular round shield scudo rotondo greco griechischer rundschild rundem schild bouclier rond grec ἀσπίς ασπίδα pteruges pteryges ptуryges pterigi ptéryge πτέρυγες duel combat winged eriny rosette vermiglioli inscription arnth pantna from castiglione del lago inv no 19016
