Tomba dei due tetti

Dead at the entrance gate to the underworld

Representation of the Charun

The Tomba dei due tetti (German: "Tomb of the two roofs", initially designated with the number 5636) was discovered in 1969 in the Etruscan Monterozzi necropolis near Tarquinia in the Italian province of Viterbo . The tomb consists of a small chamber, the right wall and central pillar of which are painted. It dates to the third century BC. In older literature it has been dated several times in the second century. There are sarcophagi carved into the stone on the walls of the burial chamber.

On the right wall you can see the arrival of the dead at the entrance to the underworld. The gate to the underworld is shown on the far left. Charun is sitting in front of the entrance. Four dead follow, on the far right Vanth is shown with a torch. In the middle of the small chamber there is a pillar, there again Charun is depicted with a hammer. The style of the paintings is rather rough, the figures are drawn with rough outlines, while there are only a few color nuances. Another grave with comparable paintings is that with the number 4912.

Individual evidence

↑ See Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life, Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , pp. 252 and 261.

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[1] See Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life, Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , pp. 252 and 261.