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Three gold inscribed plates from Pyrgi (Santa Severa) north of Rome. Decree of anti-Greek alliance between Carthaginians and Carthaginians. Ca. 500 BCE. Now in the Villa Giulia, Rome. Source: ESB/ICS.

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Three gold inscribed plates from Pyrgi (Santa Severa) north of Rome. Decree of anti-Greek alliance between Carthaginians and Carthaginians. Ca. 500 BCE. Now in the Villa Giulia, Rome. Source: ESB/ICS.

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A pilaster from the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 6th Century BCE. The pilaster is covered with reliefs of typical domestic objects.

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Loculus in the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 6th century BCE.

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Loculus in the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 6th century BCE.

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The end-wall loculus in the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 6th century BCE. In the center is a square loculus, at on end are stone pillows, meant to rest the sandals of the deceased. To the right are various female objects. At bottom are the figures of Scylla and Cerberus. These are meant to symbolize the beyond.

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A pilaster from the Tomb of the Reliefs, Ceveteri. 6th Century BCE. The pilaster is covered with reliefs of typical domestic objects.

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Wall painting depicting Achilles ready to ambush Troilus, who is sitting on a horse which is drinking water. The scene is set in a wooded environment and comes from a Trojan story. Middle Sixth century BCE.

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Banquet scene from the Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia. 480-487 BCE. On the left, a man with dark skin is lounging on a couch, His pose is stiff and stylized. He wears a wreath of leaves, no shirt and a white mantle with blue trim. In the middle is a nude servant with dark skin and hair serving drink. On the right a woman with lighter hair and skin. She wears a wreath of leaves, a striped top and a brown mantle with blue trim. For a larger view, see 783, 749.

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Banquet scene from the Tomb of the Leopards, Tarquinia. 480-487 BCE. On the left, a man with dark skin is lounging on a couch, His pose is stiff and stylized. He wears a wreath of leaves, no shirt and a white mantle with blue trim. In the middle is a nude servant with dark skin and hair serving drink. On the right a woman with lighter hair and skin. She wears a wreath of leaves, a striped top and a brown mantle with blue trim. For a larger view, see 783, 749.

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Tomb of the Leopards at Tarquinia. Detail of wall painting of a servant carrying a wine bowl and a player on the double flute. Fifth Century BCE. (480-470 BCE) For a larger view of this scene, see 783.

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Tomb of the Leopards at Tarquinia. General view of two wall paintings of a banquet and music playing scene. Fifth century BCE (480-470 BCE) For a detail of this scene see 782, 1067, 749

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Tomb of the Leopards at Tarquinia. General view of two wall paintings of a banquet and music playing scene. Fifth century BCE (480-470 BCE) For a detail of this scene see 782, 1067, 749

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Wall painting of a hunting and fishing scene, from the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing at Tarquinia. The wall is divided into two scenes. At top there is a pediment decorated with a family banquet scene. Below is an elaborate painting of young men hunting and fishing. To the right, a youth wearing jacket and shorts, is standing on a rock and aiming at birds with a sling., At the foot of the rock is a boat with a "Lucky-eye painted on the prow and four people in it. The man at the helm and one of his companions are waving to the slinger, while another points to a fourth man, in the prow, who is fishing with a line. Two wear short tunics and the other two are naked. The air is thick with sea birds perhaps wild ducks." Dolphins and other fish are frolicking in the waves.

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Wall painting of a hunting and fishing scene, from the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing at Tarquinia. The wall is divided into two scenes. At top there is a pediment decorated with a family banquet scene. Below is an elaborate painting of young men hunting and fishing. To the right, a youth wearing jacket and shorts, is standing on a rock and aiming at birds with a sling., At the foot of the rock is a boat with a "Lucky-eye painted on the prow and four people in it. The man at the helm and one of his companions are waving to the slinger, while another points to a fourth man, in the prow, who is fishing with a line. Two wear short tunics and the other two are naked. The air is thick with sea birds perhaps wild ducks." Dolphins and other fish are frolicking in the waves.

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Wall painting of a hunting and fishing scene, from the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing at Tarquinia. The wall is divided into two scenes. At top there is a pediment decorated with a family banquet scene. Below is an elaborate painting of young men hunting and fishing. To the right, a youth wearing jacket and shorts, is standing on a rock and aiming at birds with a sling., At the foot of the rock is a boat with a "Lucky-eye painted on the prow and four people in it. The man at the helm and one of his companions are waving to the slinger, while another points to a fourth man, in the prow, who is fishing with a line. Two wear short tunics and the other two are naked. The air is thick with sea birds perhaps wild ducks." Dolphins and other fish are frolicking in the waves.

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The tomb of the Shields and Seats. At the Etruscan site of Cerveteri, 6th Century BCE. In the atrium are two stone seats, each has a shield on the wall above it. Between the seats is a doorway leading into what appears to be a cubiculum. Photo: DAI-Rom, inv. 68.1165.

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"Mater Matuta". Etruscan funerary statue, made of stone from Chianciano in Tuscany. Fifth to fourth century BCE. Three-quarter view from the left. A woman, her hair in braids around her head and dressed in a soft dress, holds her child on her lap. The child appears to be sleeping. The chair she sits in has a sphinx-like lion on either side and their heads form the arm-rest. Parts of the sculpture have been filled in and the note of the back of the original photograph is "After Restoration." This is a representation of the deceased with her child. It is believed that his statue was influenced by the Greek severe style. Now at the Florence Archaeological Museum.

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"Mater Matuta", Etruscan funerary statue, made of stone from Chianciano in Tuscany. Fifth to fourth century BCE. Three-quarter view from the left. A woman, her hair in braids around her head and dressed in a soft dress, holds her child on her lap. The child appears to be sleeping. The chair she sits in has a sphinx-like lion on either side and their heads form the arm-rest. This is a representation of the deceased with her child. It is believed that his statue was influenced by the Greek severe style. Now at the Florence Archaeological Museum.

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"Mater Matuta", Etruscan funerary statue, made of stone from Chianciano in Tuscany. Fifth to fourth century BCE. Three-quarter view from the left. A woman, her hair in braids around her head and dressed in a soft dress, holds her child on her lap. The child appears to be sleeping. The chair she sits in has a sphinx-like lion on either side and their heads form the arm-rest. This is a representation of the deceased with her child. It is believed that his statue was influenced by the Greek severe style. Now at the Florence Archaeological Museum.

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"Mater Matuta", Etruscan funerary statue, made of stone from Chianciano in Tuscany. Fifth to fourth century BCE. Three-quarter view from the left. A woman, her hair in braids around her head and dressed in a soft dress, holds her child on her lap. The child appears to be sleeping. The chair she sits in has a sphinx-like lion on either side and their heads form the arm-rest. This is a representation of the deceased with her child. It is believed that his statue was influenced by the Greek severe style. Now at the Florence Archaeological Museum.

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A general view of the Etruscan cemetery at Orvieto. This cemetery was carved into the tufa and is known as the Croce del Tufo.

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A string of metal beads from the Regolini Galassi Tomb at Cerveteri ( 675-650 BCE). The long beads have alternating diagonal lines forming a sort of chevron pattern. Now at the Etruscan gallery of the Vatican Museum.

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An Etruscan Funerary wagon from the Regolini-Galassi tomb in the necropolis of Banditacci, Cerveteri (Caere), 675-650 BCE. This cart was used to transport corpses from Caere to the tomb on the necropolis. The wood potion of this cart has been restored but all other parts are original. Now housed at the Vatican museum.

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Bucchero Pitcher in the shape of a man-bird. 550-545 BCE. Archaeological collection at Orvieto.

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Late Etruscan sarcophagus lid, from the necropolis of (Civita) Musarna in the Territory of Viterbo. Second or First century BC. "A man in ample himation reclines on a pillow, a libation dish in his right hand. He resembles the "obesus etruscus" so popular in the last two centuries of Etruscan art, but he is in fact relatively slender, with an elongated body and a distorted chest. Much paint remains. Body, arms, hands , and dish have been colored brown, while hair is a strong red and the cap with it's rolled brim is a distinct yellow. There are extensive parallels for this sarcophagus in Italy, The British Museum , in Copenhagen and elsewhere….A curious naturalism and directness underlie this funerary presentation. Behind the superficialities of dress and pose, the face is hardly a specific one, but it is also far from the image of happiness in this world or the next." Now at the MFA, Boston.

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Jewelry mold from the Regolini Galassi tomb at Cerveteri. In the slide is the mold, a plaster cast from it, and the piece of jewelry produced from it. Now at the Etruscan Gallery in the Vatican Museum. 675-650 BCE.

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Etruscan sarcophagus. Photo: ESB/ICS.

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Three people among the Etruscan cemetery at Orvieto. This cemetery was carved into the tufa and is known as the Croce del Tufo. The people in the photo are not identified.

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Clay pot with intricate figures on lid. Photo: Soprintendenza Archeologica per la Toscana, Gabinetto fotografico, n. 21031 inv. 82930.

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Wall painting depicting Achilles ready to ambush Troilus, who is sitting on a horse which is drinking water. The scene is set in a wooded environment and comes from a Trojan story. Middle Sixth century BCE.

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The end-wall loculus in the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 6th century BCE. In the center is a square loculus, at on end are stone pillows, meant to rest the sandals of the deceased. To the right are various female objects. At bottom are the figures of Scylla and Cerberus. These are meant to symbolize the beyond.

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