sarcophagus of the spouses

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Etruscan sarcophagus archaeological artifact terracotta funerary monument

The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is a famous Etruscan terracotta funerary monument depicting a reclining married couple in a tender, lifelike pose, exemplifying the civilization’s distinctive artistic style and views on the afterlife.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sarcophagus of the Married Couple	1
Sarcophagus of the Spouses	1
sarcophagus of the spouses canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Etruscan sarcophagus ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ terracotta funerary monument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sarcophage des époux ⓘ sarcophagus of the spouses ⓘ surface form: Sarcophagus of the Married Couple
approximateDate	circa 520 BC ⓘ
artisticStyle	Etruscan art ⓘ
associatedWith	Etruscan beliefs about the afterlife ⓘ
category	Etruscan sculpture ⓘ archaeological discoveries in Italy ⓘ artworks in the Louvre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
culture	Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentLocation	Louvre Museum ⓘ
currentLocationCity	Paris ⓘ
currentLocationCountry	France ⓘ
depicts	banqueting scene ⓘ reclining married couple ⓘ
discoveredIn	19th century ⓘ
function	funerary monument ⓘ sarcophagus ⓘ
genre	funerary art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ
hasPart	box-shaped container for remains ⓘ lid with sculpted figures of the spouses ⓘ
height	approximately 1.14 m ⓘ
iconography	Etruscan funerary banquet ⓘ
influenced	modern understanding of Etruscan social customs ⓘ scholarly views on the role of women in Etruscan society ⓘ
length	approximately 1.9 m ⓘ
material	terracotta ⓘ
museumCollection	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities ⓘ surface form: Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
notableFor	depiction of a woman and man reclining together ⓘ highly stylized Etruscan features ⓘ representation of marital intimacy ⓘ tender lifelike pose of the couple ⓘ
orientation	reclining on a dining couch ⓘ
originalLocation	Cerveteri NERFINISHED ⓘ Etruria ⓘ
period	6th century BC ⓘ
symbolizes	Etruscan attitudes toward women ⓘ continuity of social life in the afterlife ⓘ status and affection of the couple ⓘ
technique	mold-made terracotta ⓘ polychrome decoration ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Etruscan art → typicalWork → sarcophagus of the spouses ⓘ

Caere → hasFamousArtifact → sarcophagus of the spouses ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sarcophagus of the Spouses

sarcophagus of the spouses → alsoKnownAs → sarcophagus of the spouses ⓘ

subject surface form: Sarcophagus of the Spouses

this entity surface form: Sarcophagus of the Married Couple