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Etruscan Model House
A terracotta model of an Etruscan house or hut. From Cerveteri. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Etruscan Sarcophagus of Larthia Seianti
Etruscan Terracotta Sarcophagus of Larthia Seianti, found in Chiusi, 3rd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Florence)
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Etruscan Cinerary Urn, Chiusi
A stone cinerary urn which was hollow to receive the ashes of the deceased. The head acts as a stopper. Etruscan, Chiusi, 500-400 BCE. Height: 1.37 m. (British Museum, London)
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Etruscan Bucchero Vase
An Etruscan bucchero vase. Second half of the 6th century BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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Etruscan Dancers, Acquarossa
A revetment plaque depicting dancers. Terracotta, Portico Building A, Acquarossa. 6th century BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Italy)
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Etruscan Terracotta Roof Decorations
A detail of the 19th century CE reconstructed Etruscan temple at the Villa Giulia Museum, Rome, showing the terracotta roof decorations which were common to Etruscan buildings.
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Etruscan Model Liver For Divination
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...
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Etruscan Antefix from Cerveteri
Etruscan antefix with a head of Silen and anthemia nimbus from Cerveteri, Lazio, Italy. The roofs of Etruscan temples were decorated along their eaves with antefixes, ornamental tiles with figural reliefs. They were serially produced in large...
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Etruscan Inscription
This is a detail of a large Etruscan ritual calander from Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy. The Etruscan language is preserved in about 10,000 short texts; the grave, votive, and ownership inscriptions. Only four longer texts are known so...
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Etruscan & Phoenician Inscriptions
Gold sheet plaques from Pygri, the port of Etruscan Cerveteri. In both the Etruscan and Phoenician alphabet they describe the separation of a space dedicated in the temple there for Astarte. c. 500 BCE (Museo di Villa Giulia, Rome)