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Back wall of the Tomb of the Lionesses, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Below the lionesses is a large krater with two musicians playing lyre and twin pipes. They are accompanied by dancers.
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Back wall of the Tomb of the Lionesses, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. B...

Tomb of the Lionesses, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Depiction of two dancers. Detail of 03-05-06/43
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Tomb of the Lionesses, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Depiction of two da...

Back wall of the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE.
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Back wall of the Tomb of Hunting and Fishing, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 B...

Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Detail of a priest with pointed shoes.
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Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Italy; around 530-520 BCE. Detail of a priest wi...

Bronze krater handles with figures of the Dioscuri. From Trebbia valley, Italy; 5th century BCE. The Dioscuri were Castor and Polydeuces (or Pollux), the twin sons of Leda and Zeus and the brothers of Helen of Troy. Because Zeus came to Leda in the form of a swan, they are sometimes presented as having been born from an egg. Pollux was a formidable boxer, and Castor was a great horseman. Together, they were the "Heavenly Twins," often associated with the constellation Gemini.
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Bronze krater handles with figures of the Dioscuri. From Trebbia valley, Italy;...

Gold tablet with inscription in Etruscan; 6th century BCE.
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Gold tablet with inscription in Etruscan; 6th century BCE.

Bronze krater handle with figures of Etruscan Gods (Tinia - god of the skies, Aita and Turms); 4th century BCE.
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Bronze krater handle with figures of Etruscan Gods (Tinia - god of the skies, Ai...

Animal merchant. Detail of the middle zone of the embossed and engraved sheet-bronze Benvenuti Situla from Este, Italy. Height of the frieze: 5.5cm Inv. 4667
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Animal merchant. Detail of the middle zone of the embossed and engraved sheet-b...

Bronze leaf depicting woman in sacred ceremonial dress. From Este, Italy; 6th century BCE.
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Bronze leaf depicting woman in sacred ceremonial dress. From Este, Italy; 6th c...

Terracotta ossuary. From Este, Italy; 8th century BCE.
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Terracotta ossuary. From Este, Italy; 8th century BCE.

Etruscan necropolis near Cerveteri, 7th - 1st BCE. Some of the circular tombs are hewn directly into the local tuff. The largest are up to 30 m across and contain several rooms.
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Etruscan necropolis near Cerveteri, 7th - 1st BCE. Some of the circular tombs ar...

Etruscan necropolis near Cerveteri, 7th - 1st BCE. Some of the circular tombs are hewn directly into the local tuff. The largest are up to 30 m across and contain several rooms.
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Etruscan necropolis near Cerveteri, 7th - 1st BCE. Some of the circular tombs ar...