Etruscans in garlands lying on couches at a feast. Servants bring food and wine, while musicians play lyre, panpipes and flute. They were known as fat Etruscans (obesus Etruschi) or fat Tyrrhnians (pinguis Tyrrenus). Convito. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrario’s Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1843.

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