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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 Tomb of the Leopards has some of the best preserved frescoes; the Tomb of the Augurs; the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing; the Tomb of the Triclinium; the Tomb of the Blue Demons; the Tomb of the Bulls, the earliest tomb decorated with complex frescoes dated to either 540–530 BC or 530–520 BC. It is one of the rare Etruscan tombs which have ...
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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 1200; ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural)
English: Dancers and musicians, tomb of the leopards, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Italy. UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fresco a secco .
Tarquinia's town square, with the city hall (Palazzo Comunale) on the right. 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.
The Theban Tomb TT36 is located in El-Assasif, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. [2] It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Ibi , who was "Chief Steward of the Adorer of the God " ( Nitoqret I ), during the reign of Psamtik I during the 26th dynasty .