Fourth Century Artifacts Colombia Philandia Gold Urn

Fourth Century Artifacts Colombia Philandia Gold Urn

This gold urn is made of lost wax casting, polishing, welding and embossing. From the archaeological site of La Soleda in Fillandia, Colombia, belonging to the Kimba culture (4th-5th century AD). It is currently housed in the Museum of America in Madrid, Spain.
The urn containing the ashes of the Zapotec people

The urn containing the ashes of the Zapotec people

The limestone urn of the ancient Etruscan civilization, also known as the Etruscan urn

The limestone urn of the ancient Etruscan civilization, also known as the Etruscan urn

This artifact is an Etruscan limestone urn made in Italy. The urn was made between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century BC. Now, this urn of ashes is housed in the Umbria National Archaeological Museum in Italy. In ancient Etruscan culture, urns of ashes were a very important part. These urns are used to collect the ashes of the deceased