Etruscan Sarcophagus (325–250 BCE)
This is the sarcophagus of Vel Urinates, an Etruscan man who lived in the 4th century BCE. It offers a rare glimpse into both an individual’s identity and the Etruscans’ complex view of death.
Period Etruscan
Female Headed Jug (c. 350 BCE)
This female headed jug, shaped as a richly adorned, is one of those vessels that immediately blurs the boundary between useful object and sculpture. Made around 350 BCE in Attica and later found at Tarquinia in Etruria.
Wild Boar Vessel (700–500 BCE)
The wild boar vessel is traditionally dated to between 700 and 500 BC and attributed to the Etruscan culture of ancient Italy. However, recent scientific analyses have complicated this attribution.
Etruscan Antefix (500s-400s BCE)
Molded c. late 500s–early 400s BCE, this Etruscan terracotta caps a roof tile with a maiden’s face.
Kottabos Element of a Dancing Satyr (470 – 450 BCE)
Cast between 470 and 450 BC, this bronze piece of a dancing satyr from Etruria props a satyr in a dance pose, once balancing a dish for the kottabos game.
Vessel Ornament of Banqueter Holding an Omphalos (400-375 BCE)
Forged around 400–375 BCE, this bronze figurine grips a phiale mesomphalos, perched as a decoration on an Etruscan basin’s rim.
Vessel Ornament of Lyre Player (400-375 BCE)
Built around 400–375 BCE, this lyre player bronze figurine fixes a reclining banqueter with a lyre and pick, set to decorate a basin’s rim.
Vessel Ornament of Reclining Flutist (400-375 BCE)
Molded between 400 and 375 BCE, this bronze flutist figurine positions a reclining musician with pipes, likely topping a banquet basin.