Etruscan fresco, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia

Banquet scene, fresco, c.450 BC, in the Tomba Bettini, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. The fresco depicts men lying on klinai with women standing behind and a servant with cups of wine. The tomb is named after Claudio Bettini, 1940-97, who helped protect the tombs. 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 Bettini Claudio Etruscan Feast Funerary Lazio Monterozzi Necropoli Necropolis Tarquinia Tomba Vitero

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