. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. e grotta near the roof, whereverthe coating of lime which has been laid upon thestone remains, may be seen a border of indentedlines in -white, representing a cornice. Beneaththis comes an architrave or band, ten inches high,upon which are painted games and processions ofwinged genii, many of whom carry axes or hatchets,raised aloft like great hammers. Here and thereare bigas, with sometimes figures in them, and in oneof them is an urn of an oval shape like an ossuario,or urn containing ashes. In another part there is a boat, and consideringthe who
. Tour to the sepulchres of Etruria, in 1839. e grotta near the roof, whereverthe coating of lime which has been laid upon thestone remains, may be seen a border of indentedlines in -white, representing a cornice. Beneaththis comes an architrave or band, ten inches high,upon which are painted games and processions ofwinged genii, many of whom carry axes or hatchets,raised aloft like great hammers. Here and thereare bigas, with sometimes figures in them, and in oneof them is an urn of an oval shape like an ossuario,or urn containing ashes. In another part there is a boat, and consideringthe whole, it appears to me that we may see in itsome allegory relating to the state of souls whenseparated from the body. In some places the colouring is still visible, andthe red, yellow, and green, arc better preservedthan the other colours, but generally the figures aredark or shaded, but so that the outlines and thedrapery are well distinguished. GltOTTA DVL TIFONE, OPENED ISY CAV. MANZI in last Tarquinian tomb that we visited was the.
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