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The frieze depicts a hero fighting with a plow, a subject found quite frequently on Etruscan cinerary urns (see 96.9.219a, b nearby) but whose specific meaning remains uncertain. The inscription reads: ARNTILE . AFUNAS . LAUTNI (Arntile, freedman of the Afuna family).
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Title: Terracotta cinerary urn
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall (with lid): 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 8 in. (35 x 34.9 x 20.3 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Accession Number: 96.9.220a, b
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