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Villanovans
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-ancestors of the Etruscans-Iron Age of people-lived mostly in the north & west of Italy
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Villanovan burials
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Men: Buried with elaborate bronze belts and helmetsWomen: Buried with pins and combs
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Villanovan Hut Urns
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 Hut Urns: Clay containers for ashes, form of houses |
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Basic Etruscan Facts
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-Lived in central Italy-Civilization floured from 1000 BC to 200 BC, but peaked from 600 BC to 400 BC-language hasn't been decoded
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 Etruscan Tombs |
-Called "Tumuli"-Richer people got buried in this way-Burial chambers imitate Etruscan houses-Treasures are found in them-Lots of reliefs
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Etruscan Tomb Wall Paintings
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-Themes: banqueting, athletic competitions, musical performances, scenes from everyday life-Influenced by Greek Myths
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 Tomb of Hunting and Fishing at Tarquinia (Etruscan) |
-Scenes from everyday life-Lively and charming-Bright colors
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 Sacrophagus from Cerveteri of a Married Couple (Etruscan) |
-Etruscans cremated their dead-Figures represent a married couple-The wife and husband are given similar status reflecting the relatively high status of women in Etruscan society. For example, Etruscan women could legally own property independent of their husbands. And Etruscan women also regularly attended sporting events with their husbands.
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 Chimera (Etruscan) |
-Triple-bodied monster, "lion before, serpent behind, she-goat in the middle"-found in 1533
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 Capitoline wolf (Etruscan) |
-Bronze portrayal of the she-wolf, that, according to Roman legend nursed Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome-The statues of Romulus and Remus were added during the Renaissance
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 Statue of Apollo (Apulu) (Etruscan) |
-Finest of the Etruscan rooftop statues-Painted terracotta-Note the smiling face- Archaic style-Note the figures extraordinary motion and energy-Discovered in 1916
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 Temples (Etruscan) |
-Provided a model for the later Roman temple-Not much survives other than the bases; made out of wood, mud brick, terracotta-Enter through the stairs only the front-Columns only on the porch
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Temple Parts (Etruscan)
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-Pronaos- deep porch with two rows of columns at the front of the building-Cella- sanctuary to the god, at the back of the temple-Tall podium (base)
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 Roman Republican Portrait Bustspicture: Head of a Roman Patrician from Otricoli |
-Portraits generally of public officials of fairly wealthy or important people -Would be used in a funeral procession and then installed in a Roman home-Generally carved from marble using a wax death mask as a guide-Veristic- "warts and all"-Gravitas
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 Primaporta Agusta (Roman) |
-Statue of the first Roman Emperor - Agustus (Octavian) -Served as an official portrait of the Emperor (despite depicting him as a great deal younger than he was at the time)
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