Chimera of Arezzo
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The Chimera of Arezzo is an ancient statue depicting the Chimera, a creature from Greek mythology. Made entirely of bronze and measuring 78.5 cm high with a length of 129 cm, it was found in 1553 alon
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Etruscan art
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Etruscan art was produced by the Etruscan civilization in central Italy between the 10th and 1st centuries BC. From around 750 BC it was heavily influenced by Greek art, which was imported by the Etru
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…This sculpture is likely to have been created as a votive offering to the Etruscan god Tinia. The statue is regarded as the best example of ancient Etruscan art, and is held by the National Archaeological Museum, Florence. The British art historian David Ekserdjian described it as "one of the most arresting of…
Bronze cista handle with Sleep and Death Carrying off the Slain Sarpedon, 400–380 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland.
Fragments from a temple pediment group in terracotta, late period, National Archaeological Museum, Florence.
Cista depicting a Dionysian Revel and Perseus with Medusa's Head from Praeneste, 4th century BC. The complex engraved images are hard to see here. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Relief mirror-back with "Herekele" (Hercules) seizing Mlacuch (500–475 BC)