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The Tomb of the Leopards (Italian: Tomba dei leopardi) is an Etruscan burial chamber so called for the confronted leopards painted above a banquet scene. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi , near Tarquinia , Lazio , Italy , and dates to around 470–450 BC. [ 1 ]
The best known tombs are the Tomb of the Leopards, of Hunting and Fishing, of the Augurs, of the Triclinium, the Blue Demons and of the Bulls. Many of the artifacts found in the necropolis and some of the frescos have been brought to the neighboring Tarquinia National Museum in order to preserve them. [3]
The Tomb of the Augurs (Italian Tomba degli Àuguri) is an Etruscan burial chamber so called because of a misinterpretation of one of the fresco figures on the right wall thought to be a Roman priest known as an augur. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around
Tomb of the Triclinium Detail of two dancers on the right wall. The Tomb of the Triclinium (Italian: Tomba del Triclinio) ) [1] is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi (near Tarquinia, Italy) dated to approximately 470 BC. [2] The tomb is named after the Roman triclinium, a type of formal dining room, which appears in the frescoes ...
Cerveteri and Tarquinia are two Etruscan cemeteries from the 9th to the 1st century BCE. Several tombs that were designed as replicas of Etruscan houses are decorated with outstanding wall paintings depicting scenes of daily life (the Tomb of the Leopards pictured). [50] Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica: Syracuse: 2005
Tarquinia (Italian: [tarˈkwiːnja]), formerly Corneto, is an old city in the province of Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, known chiefly for its ancient Etruscan tombs in the widespread necropoleis, or cemeteries.
Tomb of Hunting and Fishing Detail of the fresco on the back wall of the main chamber. The Tomb of Hunting and Fishing (Italian: Tomba della Caccia e Pesca), formerly known as the Tomb of the Hunter (Tomba del Cacciatore), [1] is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy.
Confronted leopards above a banqueting scene in the Tomb of the Leopards, c. 480–450 BC. Further information: Tomb of the Leopards The Etruscan paintings that have survived are almost all wall frescoes from tombs, mainly located in Tarquinia , and dating from roughly 670 BC to 200 BC, with the peak of production between about 520 and 440 BC.