Tomba dei Giocolieri
The Tomba dei Giocolieri (German: tomb of jugglers or tomb of jugglers ) is the modern name of a painted Etruscan tomb in Tarquinia , Latium . The grave was discovered in 1961. It has a staircase that leads directly into the actual painted burial chamber. This was already robbed when it was found. Numerous fragments were found in the rubble of the burial chamber, but they do not belong to the original burial.
The burial chamber has a gable roof with a central red stripe. On the short sides of the burial chamber it rests in the gable on red supports. On the back wall you can see a lion to the left and right of it and a panther on the other side. The walls of the burial chamber are painted with various figures. The figure frieze is framed by a ribbon at the top and bottom. On the back wall you can see a man sitting on a folding chair on the left. Maybe it's the dead person. You can see jugglers in front of him. In the middle stands a young woman with a candelabra on her head. A boy stands in front of her, holding a ring or ball in each hand. There are two baskets next to him. Behind the young woman you can see a flute player and behind him a naked man and two children. On the far right of the wall on the left you can see a man behind a tree defecating . An inscription comments on this scene. In the middle of the wall you can see an old man with a staff who is leaning on a naked youth. Another naked youth can be seen in front of them. On the far left you can see another naked youth with a horse. However, this part of the wall is badly damaged. The right wall shows a group of dancers. In the middle stands a musician with a panpipe. His figure is badly damaged. There are two dancers to the left and right of him.
The grave dates to the second half of the sixth century BC. It belongs to the archaic style level of Etruscan painting and is one of the most important examples of this style level.
literature
- Mario Moretti , Leonard von Matt : Etruscan painting in Tarquinia . DuMont Schauberg, Cologne 1974, ISBN 3-7701-0541-9 , pp. 38–46, figs. 25–31.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 14 ′ 59.8 " N , 11 ° 46 ′ 5.8" E