Etruscan tomb of child discovered in Vulci
A new archaeological discovery was made during works at the Casaletto Mengarelli necropolis in Vulci. An intact burial dating back to the 6th-5th century BC has been found, possibly of an Etruscan child.
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The most important object found inside the small chamber is an amphora of figuline clay painted with geometric motifs with miniature oinochoai mounted on the shoulder. A rare shape that finds an interesting comparison, even if of a lower stylistic level, with an amphora from the so-called Tomb C of Mandrione di Cavalupo, today preserved in the Museum of the Badia di Vulci. The only other existing comparison for this decorative apparatus is a krater, also coming from Vulci and exhibited at the Louvre Museum.
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"This is a young member of the emerging Etruscan aristocracy of Vulci" explains Carlo Casi, scientific director of the Vulci Foundation. "This discovery allows us to unveil yet another small piece of the history of the first Etruscans of Vulci and beyond."
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Sources: ANSA & Il Messaggero [trsl. TANN, June 04, 2020]
oh cool.
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