Etruscans
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I probably should have bundled these together … this one (again from the ROM) featuring Paul Denis looks mostly at Etruscan mirrors (which I don’t recall ever seeing on display … hmmm):
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I’m kind of confused why this didn’t get picked up in more sources and am dismayed at the lack of detail … the original comes from Corriere della Sera: Più giovane di 17 secoli. La Lupa capitolina, statua simbolo di Roma, raffigurata mentre allatta i gemelli Romolo e Remo, è stata scolpita nel Medioevo. Cioè…
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This one’s a bit more interesting than the one which follows, and has quite a bit more detail. It details recent finds at the Etruscan site at Montereggi/Limite sull’Arno (not sure what the actual town is called), including this: … which is a roof detail dating to the mid-sixth century B.C. or thereabouts, possibly depicting…
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We’re getting a few more details on that Etruscan house find at Grosseto which we mentioned last week … here’s an excerpt from ANSA’s coverage: Following an initial excavation of two weeks, the archaeological team revealed details of the earliest discoveries. The building’s walls were made of blocks of dried clay, the first ever example…
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This one’s working its way through the Italian press … a sixth century (B.C.) edifice which includes an image associated with the Tarquins. Also of interest is evidence of ritual foundation sacrifice and the burial of five (non-sacrificed?) children under the foundations as well. Il Messaggero seems to have the best coverage so far: Gli…
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