Travertine urn, Tumulus of Molinello

Description

Travertine urn, Molinello, Asciano, Tuscany. Travertine, four-sided urn standing on four short legs. Etruscan inscription on the front: v. marcni. v. percnal. Incised letters filled with red paint. The inscription refers to the name of the dead, associated with the Marcni family. 3rd - 1st c. BCE. Tomb F, Tumulus of Molinello, Asciano. Displayed at the Civic Museum of Archaeology and Sacred Art at Palazzo Corboli, Asciano. MANGANI 1984, p. 116, n. 29, tav. XIX d. Reality Capture from 144 images. GDH ID No. UrnWall1_102366_Base, Inventory No. 102366 This project was done under the authority of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Siena Grosseto e Arezzo in collaboration with GDH and the Municipality of Asciano. We thank all the staff from Palazzo Corboli for making the collection accessible and for providing an excellent work environment. We also acknowledge Dr. Mangani, the excavator of the Tumulus, for providing access to the unpublished catalogue of the objects