Museum in Rome to restore masterpiece of #Etruscan art in public.
Restoration of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses gets underway in Rome
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-etruscan-museum-restoration-in-public.html #Rome #ART
Museum in Rome to restore masterpiece of #Etruscan art in public.
Restoration of the Sarcophagus of the Spouses gets underway in Rome
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-etruscan-museum-restoration-in-public.html #Rome #ART
Extraordinary painted tomb discovered in Tarquinia’s Etruscan necropolis in Italy
A painted chamber tomb from the mid-5th century BCE was discovered in the Monterozzi Necropolis of Tarquinia, Italy. The tomb, which was first detected in late 2022 but only recently announced, reveals vibrant wall frescoes depicting scenes of dance and a workshop of artisans...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/painted-tomb-in-etruscan-necropolis-in-italy/
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Italian police recover looted Etruscan sarcophagi
Italian authorities have successfully recovered a remarkable collection of Etruscan artifacts, valued at $8.4 million, following an investigation that unraveled an amateur attempt to sell these treasures on the black market. The items, dating back to the third century BCE, were looted from a necropolis in Città della Pieve, Umbria...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/police-recover-looted-etruscan-sarcophagi/
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Made a small update, publishing excavation data and associated documentation from the 2024 field season at Poggio Civitate (south of Siena, Italy). Here's a map of the new records (and click on the "Item Records" tab to see individual excavation contexts and artifacts).
This project runs a field-school and much of the work was done by student archaeologists.
A quick test of this "bridge" to BlueSky set up. Does this #Etruscan ivory (or bone) plaque show up over on that other social media platform?
https://opencontext.org/media/6eed2231-a6c1-447e-75b4-2ae2e10452b6
Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
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Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
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Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
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Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
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Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
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Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2024/11/rhaeti-co-questao-do-tirrenico.html
Archaeoethnologica: RHAETI & CO. The Thyrrenian Question / RHAETI & CO , a Questão Tirrênica
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Italian police seize #Etruscan princesses’ treasures from suspected ‘tomb raiders’ | #Italy #umbria #archeology #classics
A student has asked me for information about the process of adoption of the letters Y and Z into the Latin #alphabet via Greek / #Etruscan. Can any #ancient historians or historical linguists on here recommend relevant reading? (I've already suggested some work by Philippa Steele and @PhilipBoyes, and various ancient handbooks / general chapters). #palaeography
The #ancient bronze ‘Ficoroni’ cista from Palestrina with engraved scene of the Argonauts. Now in the Villa Giulia #rome. #ancientitaly #ancientrome #romanhistory #etruscan #ancientart
The beautiful #renaissance villa of Pope Julius III today houses the #ancient #Etruscan museum in #rome. The #roman mosaics were installed in 1941. #ancientrome #renaissancearchitecture #renaissancerome
It's the Day of Zeus / Jupiter's Day / #Thursday!
"On the boundary between the territory of Kyzikos and that of Priapos is a place called Harpagia, from which, according to some writers of myths, #Ganymedes was snatched, though others say that he was snatched near Dardanos."
Strabo, Geography 13.1.11
Bronze mirror case depicting the abduction of #Ganymede by #Zeus. Late #Etruscan from Palestrina, Italy.