Pine cone-shaped cippus;, classified Gallo-Classical scenography; architectural, sepulchral funerary architecture; acanthus ornament; Etruria Italy; cippus with echinus-shaped base from which a double acanthus wreath topped with an egg-shaped element grows; 4th–3rd century BC; Praeneste Italy; varia; height 32.3 cm; width 15.2 cm; weight 6.9 kg, A sculpted stone object resembling an elongated teardrop or bud set on a decorative base, with a rough, pitted surface texture and visible small holes; the piece appears in shades of off-white and light gray with some darker gray speckles, and it sits against a flat medium-gray background.
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Pine cone-shaped cippus;, classified Gallo-Classical scenography; architectural, sepulchral funerary architecture; acanthus ornament; Etruria Italy; cippus with echinus-shaped base from which a double acanthus wreath topped with an egg-shaped element grows; 4th–3rd century BC; Praeneste Italy; varia; height 32.3 cm; width 15.2 cm; weight 6.9 kg, A sculpted stone object resembling an elongated teardrop or bud set on a decorative base, with a rough, pitted surface texture and visible small holes; the piece appears in shades of off-white and light gray with some darker gray speckles, and it sits against a flat medium-gray background.

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Pine cone-shaped cippus classified Gallo-Classical scenography architectural sepulchral funerary architecture acanthus ornament Etruria Italy cippus echinus-shaped base double acanthus wreath topped egg-shaped element grows 4th–3rd century BC Praeneste Italy varia height 32.3 cm width 15.2 cm weight 6.9 kg sculpted stone object resembling elongated teardrop bud set decorative base rough pitted surface texture visible small holes piece shades off-white light gray darker gray speckles sits flat medium-gray background.

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