Etruscan museum

2023-07-29

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IMG_20230729_163219 Necropolis from the 9th-8th centuries BCE.

Necropolis from the 9th-8th centuries BCE.

IMG_20230729_163252 Necropolis from the 9th-8th centuries BCE. Funerary urn, 9th century BCE.

Necropolis from the 9th-8th centuries BCE.
Funerary urn, 9th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_163050 Tomb of a warrior, 8th century BCE.

Tomb of a warrior, 8th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_163106 Tomb of a warrior, 8th century BCE.

Tomb of a warrior, 8th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_164808 Tomb from the Ripaie necropolis, late 7th century BCE.

Tomb from the Ripaie necropolis, late 7th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_163916 Bronze statuettes, 7th century BCE.

Bronze statuettes, 7th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_162811 Warrior head, 6th century BC.

Warrior head, 6th century BC.

IMG_20230729_162826 Gold earrings.

Gold earrings.

IMG_20230729_162830 Gold earrings.

Gold earrings.

IMG_20230729_163024 Memorial stone, 600 BCE.

Memorial stone, 600 BCE.

IMG_20230729_162751 Horse and rider statuette, late 6th century BCE.

Horse and rider statuette, late 6th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_161745 Terracotta, late archaic roof decoration, 490-480 BCE.

Terracotta, late archaic roof decoration, 490-480 BCE.

IMG_20230729_162736 Red figure attic krater, 480-470 BCE.

Red figure attic krater, 480-470 BCE.

IMG_20230729_163717 Krater of Montebradoni, red-figure pottery, late 4th century BCE.

Krater of Montebradoni, red-figure pottery, late 4th century BCE.

IMG_20230729_165056 Memorial stone of Marmini, necropolis of Portone, 3rd century BCE. Black tufo with Etruscan language, not fully decoded.

Memorial stone of Marmini, necropolis of Portone, 3rd century BCE. Black tufo with Etruscan language, not fully decoded.

IMG_20230729_165059 Archaic Etruscan alphabet. The Etruscan language is known mainly from epigraphic records originating in the Tuscan area and dating from the 7th century BC to...

Archaic Etruscan alphabet.
The Etruscan language is known mainly from epigraphic records originating in the Tuscan area and dating from the 7th century BC to…

IMG_20230729_163852 Gold crown for funerary use, ca. 300 BCE.

Gold crown for funerary use, ca. 300 BCE.

IMG_20230729_162556 Tomb XIII of Portone necropolis. The tomb contains 3 limestone (tufa) urns, 2 alabaster urns and 2 cinerary kraters from the late 3rd century to the mid-2nd...

Tomb XIII of Portone necropolis. The tomb contains 3 limestone (tufa) urns, 2 alabaster urns and 2 cinerary kraters from the late 3rd century to the mid-2nd…

IMG_20230729_162404 Tufa and alabaster workshop. Each workshop could produce 5-6 urns per year, and there were at most 3 workshops in Volterra.

Tufa and alabaster workshop. Each workshop could produce 5-6 urns per year, and there were at most 3 workshops in Volterra.