Etruscan fresco, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia

Dancers and banquet scenes, fresco, c. 520 BC, in the Tomba delle Leonesse, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. This tomb is decorated with on the end wall, 2 musicians holding a vase, flanked by a female dancer and a dancing couple. The side walls show reclining men at a banquet and dolphins diving in the waves, in between painted columns to resemble a pavilion. 2 lionesses are above in the gable. The necropolis was founded in the 7th century BC and contains around 6000 graves, many of which are covered in frescos. Monterozzi is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Banquet Delle Dolphin Etruscan Feast Funerary Lazio Lioness Lionesses Monterozzi Necropoli Necropolis Reclining Tarquinia Tomba Vitero

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