In the form of a plant stem supporting a basin on which perch four birds.
Hellenistic period, 2nd half 4th-early 3rd c. BCE
Tomb 2 at Castellonchio, in the territory of Volsinii/Orvieto (See on Pleiades).
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
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4th c. BCE
From the sanctuary at Campo della Fiera, identified as the ancient Fanum Voltumnae (Pleiades in ancient Volsinii (modern Orvieto; see on Pleiades).
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
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Terracotta.
Museo Archeologico Statale di Orvieto.
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From the pediment of the Tempio del Belvedere, Orvieto
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