Etruscan Art
Map of the Mediterranean region ca. 500 BC
Fibula with Orientalizing lions. Found in a tomb in Cerveteri (near Tarchna). 650 BC. Size: 1’.
Model of a typical sixth-century BC Etruscan temple as described by Vitruvius
Model of a typical sixth-century BC Etruscan temple as described by Vitruvius
6th-cent. BC Greek Doric temple
Lifesize statue of Apulu (Apollo), painted terracotta figure from roof of Portonaccio temple in Veii, Italy, ca. 500 BC
Kore, Athens, ca. 510 BCE
Apulu (Apollo), painted terracotta figure from roof of Portonaccio temple in Veii, Italy, ca. 500 BCE
Sarcophagus with reclining couple, from Cerveteri, Italy. Ca. 520 BCE. Painted terracotta
Tumulus in Banditaccia necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy. 7th-2nd cent. BC. Note tufa bedrock
Interior of the Tomb of the Reliefs, Cerveteri. 3rd cent. BC.
Interior of Tomb of Leopards, Tarquinia. 5th cent. BC.
Details of Etruscan tomb interiors, 5th cent. BC
Porta Marzia (Gate of Mars), Perugia, Italy, 2nd cent. BC
Porta Marzia, Perugia 2nd cent. BC.Arch formed by a series of voussoirs framed by pilasters
Aule Metele, from Cortona, Italy, 1st cent. BC. Bronze, 5’7” high.
Capitoline Wolf, from Rome, Italy (suckling infants are later additions).
Capitoline Wolf, from Rome, Italy (suckling infants are later additions). DATE 500 BC????