Monterozzi Necropolis

E339382

Etruscan necropolis archaeological site

Monterozzi Necropolis is a major Etruscan burial ground near Tarquinia in central Italy, renowned for its richly painted tombs that offer key insights into Etruscan art, religion, and daily life.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Monterozzi necropolis	2
Tarquinia necropolis	2
Etruscan necropolis	1
Monterozzi Necropolis canonical	1
Necropolis of Monterozzi	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Etruscan necropolis ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
coordinateSystem	WGS84 ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
culture	Etruscans ⓘ surface form: Etruscan civilization
depicts	athletic games ⓘ banquet scenes ⓘ dancing ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ music ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ
earliestBurialsDateTo	7th century BC ⓘ
hasPart	Tomb of the Augurs ⓘ Tomb of the Bacchanti ⓘ Tomb of the Baron ⓘ Tomb of the Big Bed ⓘ Tomb of the Blue Demons ⓘ Tomb of the Bulls ⓘ Tomb of the Cardarelli ⓘ Tomb of the Cardarelli ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Cardinal Tomb of the Chariots ⓘ Tomb of the Charons ⓘ Tomb of the Dead Man ⓘ Tomb of the Cardarelli ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Francesca Giustiniani Tomb of the Garlands ⓘ Tomb of the Gorgons ⓘ Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing ⓘ Tomb of the Jugglers ⓘ Tomb of the Leopards ⓘ Tomb of the Lion ⓘ Tomb of the Lionesses ⓘ Tomb of the Little Flowers ⓘ Tomb of the Lotus Flower ⓘ Tomb of the Bacchanti ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Maenad and Satyr Tomb of the Monkey ⓘ Tomb of the Olympic Games ⓘ Tomb of the Gorgons ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Orcus Tomb of the Triclinium ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Pulcella Tomb of the Shields and Chairs ⓘ surface form: Tomb of the Shields Tomb of the Shields and Chairs ⓘ Tomb of the Ship ⓘ Tomb of the Triclinium ⓘ Tomb of the Typhon ⓘ Tomb of the Warrior ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	Etruscan funerary art ⓘ Etruscan wall paintings ⓘ insights into Etruscan daily life ⓘ insights into Etruscan religion ⓘ painted tombs ⓘ
locatedIn	Tarquinia ⓘ central Italy ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Lazio ⓘ
locatedNear	Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod	6th century BC ⓘ
managedBy	Italian Ministry of Culture ⓘ
nearbyMuseum	Tarquinia National Museum ⓘ surface form: National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia
numberOfPaintedTombs	over 200 ⓘ
numberOfTombs	over 6000 ⓘ
paintingTechnique	fresco ⓘ
partOf	Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia ⓘ surface form: Etruscan necropolises of Tarquinia and Cerveteri
significance	key source for Etruscan art history ⓘ key source for Etruscan religious beliefs ⓘ key source for Etruscan social customs ⓘ
timePeriod	7th century BC to 2nd century BC ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	2004 ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to the public ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia → componentSite → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

Tarquinia → knownFor → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Etruscan necropolis

Tarquinia → hasPart → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Necropolis of Monterozzi

Tarquinia National Museum → hasCollectionFromSite → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monterozzi necropolis

Tarquinia National Museum → hasCollectionFromSite → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tarquinia necropolis

Tuscia → containsArchaeologicalSite → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tarquinia necropolis

Tarchuna → hasArchaeologicalArea → Monterozzi Necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monterozzi necropolis