Sarcophagus, known as the "sarcophagus of the spouses" - sign

Sarcophage, dit "sarcophage des Epoux"

Vers 520 - 510 BC

Production: Cerveteri

Provenance: Cerveteri (necropole de Banditaccia)

Terre cuite polychrome

 

Ce monument exceptionnel, dont le style doit beaucoup a l'Ionie. Il figure dans une composition harmonieuse les defunts a demi-etendus dans l'attitude des banqueteurs, selon une mode nee en Asie Mineure. Ils font les gestes de l'offrande du parfum: c'est avec le partage du vin (symposion) - ils prennent appui sur des outres - L'une des composantes essentielles du rituel funeraire des Etrusques.

 

Sarcophagus, known as the "sarcophagus of the spouses"

from about 520-510 BC

Production: Cerveteri

Provenance: Cerveteri (Banditaccia necropolis)

Polychrome terracotta

 

This outstanding monument, whose style is very Ionic. the deceased appears in a harmonious composition reclining in the attitude of banqueters, a manner new in Asia minor. They make gestures offering Perfume: *it is with the wine (symposion) share - they take support on bladders - one of the essential components of the Etruscan funerary ritual.

I am unsure how this last part should be translated.

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