You're no Adonis / Having you gone is the best. For #SarcophagusSaturday, a look at this stunning late-C3 BCE #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn from #Tuscania. It depicts a high-relief sculpture of the dying #Adonis. But was the deceased really such a catch? #AncientBluesky 🏺
September 26, 2026 at 12:09 PM
You're no Adonis / Having you gone is the best. For #SarcophagusSaturday, a look at this stunning late-C3 BCE #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn from #Tuscania. It depicts a high-relief sculpture of the dying #Adonis. But was the deceased really such a catch? #AncientBluesky 🏺
Spong Man is my mood.
As well as being one of the best named finds, it is the lid of an Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn.
As well as being one of the best named finds, it is the lid of an Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn.
November 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Spong Man is my mood.
As well as being one of the best named finds, it is the lid of an Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn.
As well as being one of the best named finds, it is the lid of an Anglo-Saxon cinerary urn.
A painted #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman.
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
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📷 me
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
🏺
📷 me
January 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
A painted #Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman.
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
🏺
📷 me
Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC.
It was on display at the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, which will be closed for the next couple of years.
🏺
📷 me
#ReliefWednesday
Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants with food and wine. #History #Art
Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants with food and wine. #History #Art
February 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#ReliefWednesday
Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants with food and wine. #History #Art
Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants with food and wine. #History #Art
1. ODYSSEUS AND THE CYCLOPS
2. ODYSSEUS ON ITHACA WITH PENELOPE’S SUITORS
Alabaster cinerary urns, Volterra. From underground family tombs. The lid shows the body of the deceased, emphasizing facial features, at a banquet.
Now at the Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden, Leiden.
Own photos, 12 July 2026.
2. ODYSSEUS ON ITHACA WITH PENELOPE’S SUITORS
Alabaster cinerary urns, Volterra. From underground family tombs. The lid shows the body of the deceased, emphasizing facial features, at a banquet.
Now at the Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden, Leiden.
Own photos, 12 July 2026.
July 14, 2026 at 8:44 AM
1. ODYSSEUS AND THE CYCLOPS
2. ODYSSEUS ON ITHACA WITH PENELOPE’S SUITORS
Alabaster cinerary urns, Volterra. From underground family tombs. The lid shows the body of the deceased, emphasizing facial features, at a banquet.
Now at the Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden, Leiden.
Own photos, 12 July 2026.
2. ODYSSEUS ON ITHACA WITH PENELOPE’S SUITORS
Alabaster cinerary urns, Volterra. From underground family tombs. The lid shows the body of the deceased, emphasizing facial features, at a banquet.
Now at the Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden, Leiden.
Own photos, 12 July 2026.
In honor of The Odyssey, here’s an alabaster #Etruscan cinerary urn with the scene from the epic where Odysseus is tied to his ship’s mast so that he might hear the song of the Sirens. Oddly, the Sirens here don’t have birds’ bodies/legs, but appear as women playing musical instruments. 🏺 1/
📸 me
📸 me
August 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
In honor of The Odyssey, here’s an alabaster #Etruscan cinerary urn with the scene from the epic where Odysseus is tied to his ship’s mast so that he might hear the song of the Sirens. Oddly, the Sirens here don’t have birds’ bodies/legs, but appear as women playing musical instruments. 🏺 1/
📸 me
📸 me
ALT text for the cinerary inscription of Atistia:
July 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM
ALT text for the cinerary inscription of Atistia:
Popped into the library and was pleasantly surprised to find these fine Cinerary Urns. #Buxton #BronzeAge #Derbyshire #KS2
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Popped into the library and was pleasantly surprised to find these fine Cinerary Urns. #Buxton #BronzeAge #Derbyshire #KS2
A funerary cinerary urn, probably from Chiusi. On display in the Etruscan exhibition in the Antikmuseet at the University of Aarhus. #RACTRAC2026 #FindsFriday
May 22, 2026 at 6:53 AM
A funerary cinerary urn, probably from Chiusi. On display in the Etruscan exhibition in the Antikmuseet at the University of Aarhus. #RACTRAC2026 #FindsFriday
*Eight* of these large Etruscan cinerary urns were recovered from the looters. Look at the #polychromy - including gilding. 😍 Of course, I’ll bet they all but destroyed the tombs. Seeing this makes me realize how much probably never gets recovered. 🏺
November 19, 2024 at 11:38 PM
*Eight* of these large Etruscan cinerary urns were recovered from the looters. Look at the #polychromy - including gilding. 😍 Of course, I’ll bet they all but destroyed the tombs. Seeing this makes me realize how much probably never gets recovered. 🏺
Here's a cinerary urn from Aquileia. Since there's no inscription, it's not clear whether it is a dog mourning the ashes of its master, or the ashes of the dog itself. My📸.
November 16, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Here's a cinerary urn from Aquileia. Since there's no inscription, it's not clear whether it is a dog mourning the ashes of its master, or the ashes of the dog itself. My📸.
Cinerary Urn https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.130
December 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Cinerary Urn https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.130
Cinerary Urn https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.130
July 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Cinerary Urn https://clevelandart.org/art/1924.130
It's always a huge honour to be asked to create a cinerary urn for actual use and some that we take very seriously. there are a number of ex-archaeologists who now reside in our pots around the world 🏺
March 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's always a huge honour to be asked to create a cinerary urn for actual use and some that we take very seriously. there are a number of ex-archaeologists who now reside in our pots around the world 🏺
A painted Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman. Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC. On display at Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe.
🏺 AncientBluesky
🏺 AncientBluesky
December 30, 2023 at 1:58 PM
A painted Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn lid with a reclining woman. Found in Chiusi, dating 150-120 BC. On display at Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe.
🏺 AncientBluesky
🏺 AncientBluesky
#Ancient #Etruscan cinerary #urns. (Santa Maria della Scala, Siena). #photography #museums #memorials #funeraryart #ancientBluesky #tombs #SatArtDay #art #death #eastcoastkin
August 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#Ancient #Etruscan cinerary #urns. (Santa Maria della Scala, Siena). #photography #museums #memorials #funeraryart #ancientBluesky #tombs #SatArtDay #art #death #eastcoastkin
An Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn from the 2nd century BC. The frieze depicts a man using a plow as a weapon. The type was produced extensively in Chiusi. It reads AULE : PETRUNI : ATH : CUTNALISA, this is of Aulus Petronius, son of Arnth Cutnalisa. #EpigraphyTuesday
February 24, 2026 at 5:33 AM
An Etruscan terracotta cinerary urn from the 2nd century BC. The frieze depicts a man using a plow as a weapon. The type was produced extensively in Chiusi. It reads AULE : PETRUNI : ATH : CUTNALISA, this is of Aulus Petronius, son of Arnth Cutnalisa. #EpigraphyTuesday
Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants holding food and wine (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
May 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Marble cinerary chest (90–110 AD), made by Marcus Domitius Primigenius "for himself, his freedmen and freedwomen, and their descendants": the deceased makes an offering to a reclining female figure who may be Mother Earth, with two attendants holding food and wine (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
#SaxonSunday
Cinerary urn decorated w stamped rosettes and crescents.
Early 6th C from Heworth nr York.
@GNM_Hancock
in Newcastle.
Cinerary urn decorated w stamped rosettes and crescents.
Early 6th C from Heworth nr York.
@GNM_Hancock
in Newcastle.
January 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#SaxonSunday
Cinerary urn decorated w stamped rosettes and crescents.
Early 6th C from Heworth nr York.
@GNM_Hancock
in Newcastle.
Cinerary urn decorated w stamped rosettes and crescents.
Early 6th C from Heworth nr York.
@GNM_Hancock
in Newcastle.
Also to be seen there are Etruscan cinerary urns, with typical Etruscan motifs and language.
10/10
10/10
August 20, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Also to be seen there are Etruscan cinerary urns, with typical Etruscan motifs and language.
10/10
10/10
As you can see, there are still some pigments on this looted and recovered Etruscan cinerary urn (this is the lid - I don’t have closeups of the box). Imagine this brand new, with solid colors, including skin color. A lifelike avatar of the deceased woman. 🏺 #AncientBluesky #polychromy
The first image is pretty high res. Yes, there’s purple pigment on her garment (chiton), and a pinkish-red pigment on her cloak (do we call it a himation, cloak?). In addition to the red pigment on the lips, a pale blue/lilac on the offering dish, and black in the eyes and hair.
November 20, 2024 at 2:54 AM
As you can see, there are still some pigments on this looted and recovered Etruscan cinerary urn (this is the lid - I don’t have closeups of the box). Imagine this brand new, with solid colors, including skin color. A lifelike avatar of the deceased woman. 🏺 #AncientBluesky #polychromy
A large #Roman #Glass #Cinerary #Urn
Circa mid 1st-2nd Century A.D.
#Bonhams
#Photography
#Antiquities
#Artifacts
#History
Circa mid 1st-2nd Century A.D.
#Bonhams
#Photography
#Antiquities
#Artifacts
#History
March 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A large #Roman #Glass #Cinerary #Urn
Circa mid 1st-2nd Century A.D.
#Bonhams
#Photography
#Antiquities
#Artifacts
#History
Circa mid 1st-2nd Century A.D.
#Bonhams
#Photography
#Antiquities
#Artifacts
#History
Glass cinerary urn, mid-1st–2nd century CE
Class: Glass
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245624
Class: Glass
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245624
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Glass cinerary urn, mid-1st–2nd century CE
Class: Glass
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245624
Class: Glass
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245624
Cinerary Box https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.560
May 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Cinerary Box https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.560
Roman amphora cut away to hold a glass cinerary urn with cremated remains inside.
AD 1-100, excavated at Via Leonida “Caserma Fadini” Garden, 2001.
#TombTuesday #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
📸 my own, Taranto Archaeological Museum, Italy.
AD 1-100, excavated at Via Leonida “Caserma Fadini” Garden, 2001.
#TombTuesday #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
📸 my own, Taranto Archaeological Museum, Italy.
July 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Roman amphora cut away to hold a glass cinerary urn with cremated remains inside.
AD 1-100, excavated at Via Leonida “Caserma Fadini” Garden, 2001.
#TombTuesday #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
📸 my own, Taranto Archaeological Museum, Italy.
AD 1-100, excavated at Via Leonida “Caserma Fadini” Garden, 2001.
#TombTuesday #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
📸 my own, Taranto Archaeological Museum, Italy.