Tomb of the Augurs frescoes
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The Tomb of the Augurs frescoes are a renowned set of Etruscan wall paintings depicting funerary rituals and athletic or ceremonial scenes, offering key insight into Etruscan religious beliefs and social practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomb of the Augurs frescoes canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan wall paintings
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funerary art ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 530–520 BCE ⓘ |
| artStyle | Etruscan painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Etruscan beliefs about the afterlife
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elite Etruscan burial customs ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
athletic scenes
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augurs or officiants ⓘ banqueting or ritual gathering ⓘ boxing ⓘ ceremonial scenes ⓘ funerary games ⓘ funerary rituals ⓘ masked figure Phersu ⓘ mourning of the dead ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
decoration of burial chamber
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representation of funerary ideology ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site “Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia” ⓘ |
| iconography |
architectural and patterned borders
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figures with veiled heads ⓘ ritual gestures of augurs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Necropolis of Monterozzi
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Tarquinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | fresco ⓘ |
| medium | pigments on plaster ⓘ |
| orientation | painted on all four walls of the main chamber ⓘ |
| partOf | Tomb of the Augurs ⓘ |
| preservationState | partially preserved ⓘ |
| researchField |
Etruscology
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ancient art history ⓘ classical archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for Etruscan funerary games
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important evidence for early Italic gladiatorial traditions ⓘ key source for Etruscan religious beliefs ⓘ key source for Etruscan social practices ⓘ |
| siteType | rock-cut chamber tomb ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
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