Un monumento enigmatico: l’urna della collezione Vagnonville al Museo Archeologico di Firenze

Giulio Paolucci, Alessandro Maccari,

Abstract

The cinerary urn, olim Lunghini Collection of Sarteano, is one of the more intriguing monuments produced in Chiusi. It was carved during the Porsenna age in the local limestone, called “pietra fetida”. The scientific literature considered this artifact as a modern forgery. The recent restoration, conducted by F. Cecchi, allowed to verify its authenticity.

In the first part of this paper, G. Paolucci describes the history of the monument, from its discovery to the acquisition by the Museo Archeologico di Firenze with the Vagnonville collection. In the second one, A. Maccari examines the iconographical scheme and the style.