Cinerary urn with a scene of the sacrifice of Iphigenia
Travertine. 2nd—1st centuries BCE.
Inv. No. 50312.Rome, National Etruscan Museum of Villa JuliaPhoto by Ilya Shurygin
Cinerary urn with a scene of the sacrifice of Iphigenia.
Travertine. 2nd—1st centuries BCE.
Inv. No. 50312.
Rome, National Etruscan Museum of Villa Julia
(Roma, Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia).
Origin:
Perugia, Palazzone, hypogeum of the Afle.
Literature:
Chiara Pilo, Marco Guiman. Greek Myth on Etruscan Urns from Perugia: the Sacrifice of Iphigenia. De Gruiter. Etruscan Studies 2015; 18(2): 97-125.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque βασιλιάς ἀγαμέμνων αγαμέμνων αγαμέμνονας rex agamemnon king re agamennone herrscher roi ἄρτεμις dea artemis goddess artemide göttin déesse artémis ἰφιγένεια ιφιγένεια iphigeneia iphigenia ifigenia iphigenie iphigénie ὀδυσσεύς ὀδυσεύς οδυσσέας odysseus odisseo epigraphia epigraphy inscription iscrizione epigrafia epigraphik epigrafik inschrift épigraphie etruscan etrusca etruskische étrusque gravestone funerary inscriptions epitaph in pietra tombale epitaffio grabstein-inschrift de pierre épitaphe γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ετρουρία ετρουσκική etruria etrusco etruskisch etruskischer etruskischen κηδεία γλυπτική funeral funeraria begräbnisskulptur funéraire cinerary urn urns urna cineraria urne cinerarie graburne urnen bestattungsurne cinéraire urnes ανακούφιση relief reliefs rilievo rilievi reliefe sacrifice sacrificio opfer oblatio sacrificium θυσία sacrificial libation libagione trankopfer libatio σπονδή σπονδαί sword spada schwert épée ensis ξίφος σπαθί armour armor armatura rüstung armure πανοπλία patera ax axe ascia axt hache dolabra securis τσεκούρι burning lighted altar altare brucia accesa brennender autel brûlant reclining reclinabile reclinabili reclinata liegend inclinable ανακλινόμενα funebre ossuario beerdigungsurne cadus ossuarium travertine travertino travertin portrait of the deceased woman ritratto della donna deceduta porträt des verstorbenen frau du défunt la femme décédée immolation immolatio immolo inv no 50312
