Tomba Moretti

Back wall of the tomb

Left wall of the tomb

The Tomba Moretti ("Moretti grave", in research usually referred to as grave 5591) in the Monterozzi necropolis of Tarquinia was discovered in 1986. It is a small painted Etruscan burial chamber (4.12 × 3.03 × 2.18 meters), which dates back to 500 BC. Or shortly thereafter. The tomb is named after the archaeologist Mario Moretti , who made a name for himself for researching Etruscan tombs.

Two lions are depicted in the gable on each of the two narrow walls. The paintings in the main fields on the walls mainly show musicians, dancers and jugglers. Probably one of the people portrayed is the dead person. In other painted graves there are often banquet scenes in which those buried here were depicted.

Together with the Tomba dei Baccanti , the Tomba Cardarelli , the Tomba del Teschio , the Tomba del Citaredo , the Tomba della Fustigazione and the tombs 4255 and 4260, the tomb was probably painted by a workshop working in Tarquinia ( Maestro dei Baccanti ), since the Paintings in these graves show numerous similarities.

Individual evidence

^ Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life. Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , pp. 71 and 99.

Web links

Commons : Tomba Mario Moretti (Tarquinia) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

42.249625 11.770407Coordinates: 42 ° 14 ′ 58.7 " N , 11 ° 46 ′ 13.5" E

[1] Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life. Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , pp. 71 and 99.