Shown in this 1910 illustration is an Etruscan sarcophagus from Chiusi. The original is in the Archaeological Museum in Florence. The cover of this terracotta sarcophagus depicts Larthia Seianti, a rich lady who lived in the South Tuscany near Chiusi in the second century BC. The woman is portrayed lying-down on a kline. She is wearing a sumptuous and colorful clothing, and her figure is adorned by rich jewelry. A diadem made by flowers, presumably a wreath, embellishes her hair. A necklace decorated with a medallion representing Medusa’s head, is hanging around her neck. The Etruscan civil
Shown in this 1910 illustration is an Etruscan sarcophagus from Chiusi. The original is in the Archaeological Museum in Florence. The cover of this terracotta sarcophagus depicts Larthia Seianti, a rich lady who lived in the South Tuscany near Chiusi in the second century BC. The woman is portrayed lying-down on a kline. She is wearing a sumptuous and colorful clothing, and her figure is adorned by rich jewelry. A diadem made by flowers, presumably a wreath, embellishes her hair. A necklace decorated with a medallion representing Medusa’s head, is hanging around her neck. The Etruscan civilization flourished, mostly in northern Italy, before the rise of Rome. The Etruscans flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, and one of their greatest legacies is the beautifully painted tombs found in many of their important towns—among them: Tarquinia, Cerveteri, Chiusi, and Vulci.
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