Etruscan CitiesA beautifully illustrated description of the sites of Northern and Southern Etruria. The text is a highly competent distillation of knowledge old and new, and contains the first reliable mention of a number of sites and subjects to appear outside the specialist journals. |
Contents
Sources of illustrations | 8 |
Northern Etruria | 17 |
Fiesole | 31 |
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Etruscan Cities Francesca Boitani,Maria Cataldi,Marinella Pasquinucci,Filippo Coarelli Snippet view - 1975 |
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6th century B.C. ancient animals appear archaeological Archaic architectural belonging blocks bronze building built burial called cemetery central centre Cerveteri chamber Chiusi collection consists contains course covered culture dating decorated depicting discovered early east entrance Etruria Etruscan Etruscan city evidence example excavations facing figures finds Florence followed funerary furnishings gate Greek head hill houses important influence inhabited inscriptions interesting Italy known late later leading Marzabotto metres Museo Museo Archeologico museum northern objects Orientalizing original painted particularly period Poggio pottery probably rectangular relief remains road Roman Rome roof rooms round running sanctuary scenes settlement side similar situated slabs southern stands statue stone Studi style Tarquinia temple terracotta Tomba tombs town traces tufa typical urns usually valley various vases Villa Villanovan Volterra Vulci walls