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Sarcophagus of the Spouses

c. 520 BCE · 6th century BCE

The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is an Etruscan terracotta funerary urn from Caere, made around 520 BCE, showing a married couple reclining together at a banquet. Found in the Banditaccia necropolis in 1881 and now in the National Etruscan Museum of the Villa Giulia in Rome, it is celebrated for the warmth of its figures and as evidence of the standing of Etruscan women. A similar sarcophagus is in the Louvre.

Sarcophagus of the Spouses
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sarcophagus of the Spouses. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sarcophagus-of-the-spouses
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“Sarcophagus of the Spouses.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sarcophagus-of-the-spouses. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sarcophagus of the Spouses.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sarcophagus-of-the-spouses.
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