CIVILIZATION
ETRUSCAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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5th Century
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6th Century
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is an anthropoid (human-shaped), painted terracotta sarcophagus found in the ancient Etruscan city of Caere (now Cerveteri, Italy).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is a masterwork of terracotta sculpture. Painted terracotta sculpture played a key role in the visual culture of archaic Etruria.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sarcophagus of the Spouses (or Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple), from the Banditaccia necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy, c. 520 B.C.E., painted terracotta, 3 feet 9 1/2 inches x 6 feet 7 inches (Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome).
Detailed explanation-4: -Recomposed from about four hundred fragments, the sarcophagus of the spouses is actually an urn intended to hold the material remains of the deceased. Shaped in the round, the work represents a couple lying on a bed (kline), their busts raised frontally in the typical position of the banquet.