(before Ancient Roman)
Tomb of the Triclinium in Tarquinia, Capitale Etrusca
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| Merrymaking - Etruscan mural with dance and music (double-pipe and barbiton shown) 470 BCE |
Since its discovery, the tomb's frescoes have deteriorated and lost some of their color and detail. In 1949 they were moved to the Tarquinia National Museum in order to to conserve and retouch them (based on the watercolor copies made by Carlo Ruspi shortly after the discovery of the tomb).
A triclinium (three-couch) was a formal dining room. On each couch a diner reclined on the left side on cushions while some household slaves served multiple courses rushed out of the kitchen, and others entertained guests with music, song, or dance.
Sarcophagus of Cerviteri Couple
It depicts a married couple reclining at a banquet together in the afterlife. There is one in the Louvre in Paris (and another one in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome.)
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| ..... made of terracotta which was once brightly painted 1.14 m high by 1.9 m wide - 520 BCE On display at Palais du Louvre, Paris |
The portrayal of a married couple sharing a banqueting couch is uniquely Etruscan; in contrast, Greek vases depicting banquet scenes reflect the custom that only men attended dinner parties.
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| On display at Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy |
The Etruscans were militant but divided, to be destroyed by Romans in the making.
The she-wolf feeding the twins Romulus and Remus, the most famous image associated with the founding of Rome.
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