Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup), Late Classical, late 4th century B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; superposed red, Overall: 5 1/16 x 6 7/8in. (12.9 x 17.4cm); diameter of lip 3 7/8in. (9.9cm); diameter of body 4 5/16in. (10.9cm); diameter of foot 2 1/4in. (5.8cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, ketos (sea monster). Because the trip to the Underworld was believed to involve a sea voyage, marine creatures, both real and imaginary, were often associated with death in Etruscan culture
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Terracotta kantharos, drinking cup, Late Classical, late 4th century B.C, Etruscan, Terracotta, superposed red, Overall, 5 1/16 x 6 7/8in, 12.9 17.4cm, diameter, lip, 3, 9.9cm, body, 4 5/16in, 10.9cm, foot, 2 1/4in, 5.8cm, Vases, Obverse, reverse, ketos, sea monster, trip, Underworld, believed, involve, voyage, marine creatures, real, imaginary, associated, death, Etruscan culture
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