Orientalizing period

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archaeological period artistic period historical period phase of Etruscan art phase of Italic art

The Orientalizing period was an early phase of Etruscan and other Italic art and culture (c. 8th–7th centuries BCE) marked by strong influences from the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Greek and Near Eastern motifs and techniques.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Orientalizing period canonical	3
Archaic period	1
Early Corinthian	1
Etruscan Orientalizing phase	1
Orientalizing period of Etruscan culture	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ artistic period ⓘ historical period ⓘ phase of Etruscan art ⓘ phase of Italic art ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Campania ⓘ Etruria ⓘ Latium ⓘ Magna Graecia ⓘ
causeOf	development of complex social hierarchies in Etruria ⓘ spread of Eastern Mediterranean motifs in central Italy ⓘ
country	ancient Italy ⓘ surface form: Italy (ancient Italic regions)
endTime	7th century BCE ⓘ
field	Etruscan art history ⓘ Mediterranean art history ⓘ classical archaeology ⓘ
followedBy	Archaic period ⓘ
follows	Proto-Villanovan culture ⓘ surface form: Proto‑Villanovan period Villanovan culture ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	adoption of Near Eastern iconography ⓘ animal friezes on ceramics ⓘ development of elite funerary culture ⓘ emergence of princely tombs ⓘ hybridization of Eastern and local Italic styles ⓘ increased luxury goods production ⓘ increased use of metalwork ⓘ influence on local religious iconography ⓘ intensive long‑distance trade contacts ⓘ introduction of alphabetic writing in Italy ⓘ introduction of granulation techniques in goldwork ⓘ orientalizing pottery decoration ⓘ rich grave goods ⓘ use of Eastern Mediterranean motifs ⓘ use of exotic animals in art ⓘ use of floral and palmette motifs ⓘ use of monumental tumulus tombs ⓘ use of repoussé metalworking ⓘ use of sphinx and griffin motifs ⓘ
hasPart	Orientalizing period self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Etruscan Orientalizing phase Italic Orientalizing phase ⓘ
influencedBy	Ancient Egyptian art ⓘ surface form: Egyptian art Greek art ⓘ Near Eastern art ⓘ Phoenician art ⓘ Near Eastern art ⓘ surface form: Syro‑Hittite art
partOf	early Etruscan civilization ⓘ early Italic Iron Age ⓘ
startTime	8th century BCE ⓘ
temporalLocation	Early Iron Age Mediterranean ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Etruscan art → timePeriod → Orientalizing period ⓘ

Vulci → timePeriod → Orientalizing period ⓘ

Siculian → timePeriod → Orientalizing period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Archaic period

Corinthian pottery → chronologyPhase → Orientalizing period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Corinthian

Villanovan culture → successor → Orientalizing period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orientalizing period of Etruscan culture

Tarquinii → flourishedInPeriod → Orientalizing period ⓘ

Orientalizing period → hasPart → Orientalizing period self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Etruscan Orientalizing phase