Tomba del Morente

Back wall

The Etruscan Tomba del Morente (German: "grave of the dying") was discovered in 1872 near Tarquinia in the Monterozzi necropolis . With a footprint of four square meters, it is the smallest painted burial chamber in Tarquinia. The back wall shows a horse and a naked youth following him, as well as another person on the far right. In the gable you can see two big cats. On the left wall the dead man is depicted on his death bed ( prothesis ). Grieving family members stand by. The scene gave the tomb its name. Such scenes are otherwise rarely attested in Etruscan tombs. Two trees are depicted on the entrance wall. On the right wall you can see two dancers and a tree. The grave dates to around 500 BC. The paintings are no longer well preserved today.

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Individual evidence

^ Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life, Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , p. 16.
^ Frederik Poulsen : Etruscan Tomb Paintings . Oxford 1922, figure 18.
^ Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life, Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , p. 100; see picture
↑ See picture
↑ See here Adolfo Ajelli: pittore tarquiniese , fig. 6 and 7 .; see also picture

42.249933 11.76822Coordinates: 42 ° 14 ′ 59.8 " N , 11 ° 46 ′ 5.6" E

[1] Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life, Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , p. 16.

[2] Frederik Poulsen : Etruscan Tomb Paintings . Oxford 1922, figure 18.

[3] Stephan Steingräber : Abundance of Life, Etruscan Wall Painting . Los Angeles 2006, ISBN 978-0-89236-865-5 , p. 100; see picture

[4] See picture

[5] See here Adolfo Ajelli: pittore tarquiniese , fig. 6 and 7 .; see also picture