Oldest funerary urns

As of 2026-10-12, Cinerario Paolozzi tops the list with 621 BC.

1. #1 Cinerario Paolozzi — 621 BC source Wikidata
2. #2 Sarcophagus of the Spouses — 530 BC

   Etruscan sarcophagus in the National Etruscan Museum

   The Sarcophagus of the Spouses is a tomb effigy considered one of the masterpieces of Etruscan art. The Etruscans lived in Italy between two main rivers, the Arno and the Tiber, and were in contact with the Ancient Greeks through trade, mainly during the Orientalizing and Archaic periods. The Etruscans were well known for their terracotta sculptures and funerary art, predominantly sarcophagi and urns. This sarcophagus is a late sixth-century BCE Etruscan anthropoid sarcophagus found at the... Read more on Wikipedia.

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3. #3 Sarcophagus of the Spouses — 521 BC

   Etruscan funerary urn from Cerveteri in Musée du Louvre

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4. #4 Funerary urn from Civita Castellana — 501 BC source Wikidata
5. #5 Savignone cinerary urn — 501 BC

   The tomb, also known as a box urn, was found together with another said tomb in the locality of Camiaschetta on the eastern side of the basin where the present-day town of Savignone (Genoa) stands.

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6. #6 Olla cineraria della Tomba I di Savignone — 501 BC

   funerary olla from Savignone, Italy

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7. #7 Olla cineraria di Roccatagliata — 501 BC

   funerary olla from Neirone, Italy

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8. #8 Olla cineraria della Tomba II di Savignone — 501 BC

   funerary olla from Savignone, Italy

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9. #9 Reclining Young Man — 500 BC

   funerary urn

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10. #10 Funerary urn fragment decorated with hunter on a horse with a raised arrow — 401 BC source Wikidata