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The Tomb of the Reliefs (Italian: Tomba dei Rilievi) is an Etruscan tomb in the Banditaccia necropolis near Cerveteri, Italy. It was discovered in 1847 and has been dated to the end of the 4th century BC. [1] It is a unique example of an Etruscan tomb which is decorated with stucco reliefs instead of the usual frescoes. [2]
Cerveteri (Italian: [tʃerˈvɛːteri]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, in the Italian region of Lazio.Known by the ancient Romans as Caere, and previously by the Etruscans as Caisra or Cisra, and as Agylla (or Άγυλλα) by the Greeks, its modern name derives from Caere Vetus used in the 13th century to distinguish it from Caere Novum (the current town).
The Sarcophagus of the Spouses (Italian: Sarcofago degli Sposi) is a tomb effigy considered one of the masterpieces of Etruscan art. [1] The Etruscans lived in Italy between two main rivers, the Arno and the Tiber, and were in contact with the Ancient Greeks through trade, mainly during the Orientalizing and Archaic periods. [2]
The grave goods included with the two decedents included bronze cauldrons and gold jewellery of Etruscan origin in the Oriental style. [2] [3] The tomb was discovered in 1836 in modern-day Cerveteri in an undisturbed condition and named after the excavators, general Vincenzo Galassi and the archpriest of Cerveteri, Alessandro Regolini. [4]
The "Boccanera" tomb at the Banditaccia necropolis at Cerveteri contained five panels almost a metre high set round the wall, which are now in the British Museum. Three of them form a single scene, apparently the Judgement of Paris , while the other two flanked the inside of the entrance, with sphinxes acting as tomb guardians .
A 2,500-year-old tomb was recently unearthed in Italy with a rare last meal still inside, according to local media reports. The tomb, which was discovered about 70 miles northwest of Rome, was ...
"The Tomb of Reliefs" at Cerveteri is a rock-hewn tomb with relief and stucco relief work painted to look as if the dead would be provided with all necessary goods to live comfortably in the tomb. This tomb provides a great deal of beneficial insight to the several types of Etruscan material culture including weapons.
Archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb in Italy filled with over 150 artifacts, including chariots and bronze items, shedding light on Picene aristocrats.