Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Artist: Unknown.

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Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Etruscan canopic jars, typical of the area of Chiusi (Siena), are clay urns shaped like the head of a man or woman, containing the ashes of the deceased. At Museo Civico, Bologna, Italy.

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