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| Keywords: Italic - Urn in the Shape of a Hut and a Door - Walters 482312.jpg Before the emergence of the Etruscan civilization native cultures of Italy called Italic flourished Among these groups were the Villanovans who arose during the 9th and 8th centuries BC in central Italy Villanovan artists developed a geometric style distinguished by angular shapes which lived on in the art of the Etruscans This urn was probably used as a container for the ashes from a cremation Hut urns are especially significant artifacts because they depict Italic domestic architecture otherwise lost to us The steep angle and protruding decorative elements of the roof influenced later Etruscan and Roman architecture century 8 BC Villanovan terracotta cm 22 23 28 accession number 48 2312 9465 Sale Christie's Manson and Woods London April 26 1971 no 23 Walters Art Museum 1971 by purchase Museum purchase 1971 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Villanovian cinerary urns Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Hut-urns from Italy | ||||
