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Bronze bowl (lebes). Western Greek or Etruscan, Capua, Italy, 480 BC. This large and elaborately decorated bronze bowl was used as a cinerary urn, to contain the ashes of the deceased after cremation. The incised scene on the body of the bowl shows the hero Herakles herding cattle. The figures on the lid of the bowl include a male and female couple. Four mounted archers encircle the lid: these are Amazons. H. 26.5 cm. Inv. GR 1855,0816.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART307742
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3444px × 4111px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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5th century BCE
Amazon, Mythology
Archer
Bowl
Bronze
Cinerary Urn
Classical Period, Greek (480-330 BCE)
Couple
Engraved
Etruscan Art
Funerary
Hercules
Lebes, Vessel
Lid, Utensil
Urn