Etruscan Funeral Statue

Geoffrey Marchal

by Geoffrey Marchal
published on 20 January 2017

Funeral statue etruscan by Geoffrey Marchal on Sketchfab

Funeral statue of a noble etruscan, painted terra cota, 530 BCE. Nye Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento Beta (now ReMake) from AutoDesk. The Etruscans were skilled at fashioning sculptures in clay, which was painted in bright colours. The statue of a distinguished Etruscan in a white toga with purple border may have been placed in a tomb pouring libation to a god in the underworld.

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References

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, accessed 19 Jan 2017.

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Marchal, G. (2017, January 20). Etruscan Funeral Statue. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/79/etruscan-funeral-statue/

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Marchal, Geoffrey. "Etruscan Funeral Statue." World History Encyclopedia, January 20, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/79/etruscan-funeral-statue/.

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Marchal, Geoffrey. "Etruscan Funeral Statue." World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jan 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image3d/79/etruscan-funeral-statue/.