Etruscan Cinerary Urn with Amazonomachy

The Amazonomachy frieze shows two pairs of fighters. The left pair shows the Amazon fallen on the ground raising her shield to fend off the sword of her male opponent. He has a shield on his left arm, partially obscured. The male of the second pair (center) has fallen, face down, and his Amazon opponent grasps the edge of his shield with her left hand, pulling it back as she raises a weapon in her right (not preserved). Both men are nude, the Amazons wear knee-length tunics with one breast bared.

Alabaster Etruscan cinerary urn with lid in the shape of a reclining woman and Amazonomachy frieze on the front side panel. The nude winged woman on the far right has been identified as the Etruscan chthonic entity, Vanth. Metropolitan Museum of Art 96.9.225a, b.

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 96.9.225a, b
Subjects
Amazons
Vanth
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
ca. 3rd century BCE
Culture
Etruscan
Medium
Alabaster
Dimensions
h. with cover 33 1/2 in. (85.1 cm); h. without cover 17 1/4 in. (43.8 cm); l. 25 in. (63.5 cm)
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image Credit
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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