Cinerary Urn

Cinerary Urn

Public Domain

CultureGreek
Titles
  • Cinerary Urn
Date500–401 BC
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 17 × 17 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (43.2 × 44.5 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ali and Hicham Aboutaam in memory of their parents, Souad and Sleiman Aboutaam
Object number2004.2015.A,.B
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Ali Aboutaam and Hicham Aboutaam, Geneva, by 2004]; given to MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"Arms and Armor from the Ancient World", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Enron Gallery, February 17 - July 29, 2007.

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