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Cinerary urn (kalpe) with human figures
Cinerary urn (kalpe) with human figures

Cinerary urn (kalpe) with human figures

Π7662
Clay
Incomplete on lower part. Decoration fugitive in places
Height: 54 cm. Circumference: 68 cm.
Gortyn
Hellenistic period:
Late 4th c. BC:
Gallery:
XXII
Case:
223
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). The Cemeteries
Symbolisms of death
Description
Cinerary urn (kalpe). The body and belly of the vase are divided into three wide decorative zones. In the upper zone are human figures and cupids. There is a nude woman with a dog in her arms, a seated woman with a fan, and a man holding an infant. In the middle zone is a woman running to the left and a naked dog-headed child. Cinerary urns appeared in the Greek world in the Geometric period. They are usually richly decorated with various polychrome patterns and human figures.


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