The Tomb of the Leopards is an Etruscan burial chamber so called for the confronted leopards painted above a banquet scene. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Laz
Confronted leopards above a banqueting scene in the Tomb of the Leopards
A psykter found in the Tomb of the Leopards, depicting an athlete, a servant boy, a youth and a dog
A fresco depicting a spotted Leopard
Detail of the banquet scene
The Etruscans created a civilization in Etruria, in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture, and formed a federation of city-states. After adjacent lands had been conquered, its territory co
Tomb of the Leopards
…The Tomb of the Leopards (Italian: Tomba dei leopardi) is an Etruscan burial chamber so called for the confronted leopards painted above a banquet scene. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi, near…
Boundary stone from Cortona Etruscan: Tular Rasnal English: Boundary of the People
The Dionysus Cup, a kylix painted by the Athenian Exekias ca. 530 BCE, showing the narrative of Dionysus's capture by Tyrrhenian pirates and transfiguration of them into dolphins in the seventh Homeric Hymn
Biconical cinerary urn with crest-shaped helmet lid, 9th–8th century BC, from Monterozzi (Fontanaccia), Tarquinia, Museo archeologico nazionale
Urn in the shape of a hut, which represents the typical Etruscan house of the Villanovan phase, 8th century BC, from Vulci, Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève