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High terracotta Etruscan relief depicting scenes from the myth of the Seven Against Thebes. It decorated the back of the temple of the sanctuary at Pyrgi, 470-460 BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome) 'Seven Against Thebes'...

In this gallery, we showcase 25 pieces of art produced by the Etruscan civilization which flourished in central Italy between the 8th and 3rd century BCE. Etruscan art is celebrated for its vitality, colour and capturing of everyday life...

Etruscan Terracotta Sarcophagus of Larthia Seianti, found in Chiusi, 3rd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Florence)

A gold fibula decorated with five lions (upper portion) and 50 ducks (lower portion) from the Etruscan Regoliini-Galassi Tomb at Cerveteri. 7th century BCE. (Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican Museums, Rome)

A revetment plaque depicting dancers. Terracotta, Portico Building A, Acquarossa. 6th century BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Italy)

Etruscan gold coin from Populonia, 5th century BCE.

The lid of an Etruscan funerary urn portraying the occupant. Painted terracotta Chiusi, 150-120 BCE. (Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany)

An Etruscan gold necklace with lotus flower decoration. Vetulonia, 7th century BCE. (Temporary exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands)

A c. 7th or 6th Century BCE Etruscan breastplate. This breastplate or cuirass bears similarities to an ancient Greek "muscle cuirass", because it is modeled after a human torso with features such as pectoral muscles and a spine. From the...

A bronze model of a sheep's liver which was used to train Etruscan priests so that they could divine meaning from the livers of sacrificed animals. The liver is divided into 40 sections with 24 gods named in the inscriptions. From Piacenza...