Velcha, Tomb of Orcus, Tarquinia

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Unknown Artist
published on 07 February 2017

A detail of the wall paintings of the Etruscan Tomb of Orcus at Tarquinia. The subject here is a woman with the family name 'Velcha' inscribed above her, perhaps wife of the tomb's occupant. c. 350 BCE.

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Artist, U. (2017, February 07). Velcha, Tomb of Orcus, Tarquinia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6339/velcha-tomb-of-orcus-tarquinia/

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Artist, Unknown. "Velcha, Tomb of Orcus, Tarquinia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 07, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6339/velcha-tomb-of-orcus-tarquinia/.

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Artist, Unknown. "Velcha, Tomb of Orcus, Tarquinia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Feb 2017. Web. 22 Mar 2023.

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