. The life of the Greeks and Romans. es. Certain it is that at the time whenthis was done models for all the varieties of tombs as developedby the Greeks (see §§ 23 and 24) were to be found amongstthe neighbouring Etruscans. Amongst the Etruscan tombs wedistinguish the subterraneous grave-chamber, the tomb cut intothe rock with a more or less elaborate facade, and finally thedetached grave-mounds. Of the first kind the old graves ofCaere and the burial-places of Yulci and Corneto offer numerousexamples. Amongst the former we have chosen the grave known asTomba delle Sedie (see plan, Fig. 395,
. The life of the Greeks and Romans. es. Certain it is that at the time whenthis was done models for all the varieties of tombs as developedby the Greeks (see §§ 23 and 24) were to be found amongstthe neighbouring Etruscans. Amongst the Etruscan tombs wedistinguish the subterraneous grave-chamber, the tomb cut intothe rock with a more or less elaborate facade, and finally thedetached grave-mounds. Of the first kind the old graves ofCaere and the burial-places of Yulci and Corneto offer numerousexamples. Amongst the former we have chosen the grave known asTomba delle Sedie (see plan, Fig. 395, and section, Fig. 396).The plan shows an inclined passage leading (partly by meansof steps) down to a vestibule, into which open three doors; thetwo at the sides lead each into a chamber all but square in shape 376 GRAVES OF CsERE AND NORCHA. id) ; the third between these two is the entrance to the chiefburial-chamber (a) . It is an oblong, and shows on the wall oppositethe entrance two stone chairs (see Fig. 396), whence the name. Fig. 395.
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