Portonaccio sanctuary

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Portonaccio sanctuary is an important Etruscan religious complex near the ancient city of Veii in central Italy, renowned for its temple dedicated to the goddess Minerva and its terracotta sculptures.

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Label Occurrences
Portonaccio sanctuary canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Etruscan sanctuary
archaeological site
religious complex
artifactsDisplayedAt National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia
associatedWithDeity Apollo
Heracles
Minerva
country Italy
culture Etruscans
surface form: Etruscan civilization
currentAdministrativeLocation Comune di Roma
surface form: Comune of Rome

Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
dedicatedTo Minerva
discoveredInCentury 20th century
distanceFromRome about 15 kilometers northwest of Rome
excavatedBy Italian archaeologists
excavationStatus partially excavated
floruitCentury 5th century BC
6th century BC
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Archaic period
hasConservationStatus ruins
hasFeature altar area
decorated roof system
monumental temple platform
sacred precinct
hasFindspotFor Apollo of Veii statue
acroterial groups
terracotta antefixes
hasFunction cult center
place of ritual offerings
hasLayout high podium with deep front porch
hasMaterial terracotta
tufa
hasOrientation towards the ancient city of Veii
hasStyle Etruscan-Italic temple architecture
hasTempleFor Minerva
knownFor acroterial statues
architectural terracottas
terracotta sculptures
locatedIn Lazio
Veii
Central Italy
surface form: central Italy
near Etruscan city of Veii
surface form: ancient city of Veii
partOf religious landscape of Veii
periodOfUse late 7th century BC to 3rd century BC
religion Etruscan religion
roofDecorationType polychrome terracotta decoration
significance important for understanding Etruscan religious practices
key site for study of Etruscan temple architecture

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Referenced by (2)

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

Veii hasSite Portonaccio sanctuary
Apollo of Veii placeOfDiscovery Portonaccio sanctuary