British Museum - Etruscan Objects Photos

The British Museum in London displays a collection of Etruscan objects found at Italian sites which immediately preceded Roman culture.

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Terracotta model of cart with two horses from a tomb at Nola, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan bronze carriage shaft ends shaped as horse & griffin from Chiusi plus dead-hare perfume bottle from Nola, Campania at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan silver with electrum relief panel of horse-racing riders with fallen comrade underfoot perhaps from parade chariot or furniture from Castel San Mariano, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan gold earrings from Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Terracotta model of cart with two horses (c750-600 BCE) from a tomb at Nola, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan bronze carriage shaft ends shaped as horse & griffin (600-550 BCE) from Chiusi plus dead-hare perfume bottle (600-550 BCE) from Nola, Campania at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan silver with electrum relief panel of horse-racing riders with fallen comrade underfoot perhaps from parade chariot or furniture (540-520 BCE) from Castel San Mariano, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan gold earrings (400-300 BCE) from Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Etruscan bronze skin-scraping strigil with female-figure handle & engraved mirror from Palestrina, Latium at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan painted terracotta antefix molded with head of woman wearing disk earrings from Cerveteri at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan-Latin painted terracotta antefix molded with head of woman in elaborate frame from Lanuvium, Latium at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan painted terracotta antefix molded with head of man with beard 400-300 BCE) from Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Etruscan bronze skin-scraping strigil with female-figure handle & engraved mirror (c300 BCE) from Palestrina, Latium at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan painted terracotta antefix molded with head of woman wearing disk earrings (520-200 BCE) from Cerveteri at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan-Latin painted terracotta antefix molded with head of woman in elaborate frame (520-470 BCE) from Lanuvium, Latium at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan painted terracotta antefix molded with head of man with beard 400-300 BCE) from Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Athenian-style white figure Kylix showing Pegasus from Civita Castellana, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan mug in shape of African Boy & Etruscan black glazed rhyton in form of galloping horse from Vulci, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan red-figured perfume or oil vase in form of duck from Vulci, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan black-glazed oil vase in form of elephant from Vulci, Italy perhaps inspired by Hannibal at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Athenian-style white figure Kylix (wine cup) showing Pegasus (c450 BCE) from Civita Castellana, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan mug in shape of African Boy (head-kantharos) (c325-275 BCE) & Etruscan black glazed rhyton in form of galloping horse (300-200 BCE) from Vulci, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan red-figured perfume or oil vase in form of duck (askos) (c350-325 BCE) from Vulci, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan black-glazed oil vase in form of elephant (askos) (300-200 BCE) from Vulci, Italy perhaps inspired by Hannibal at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Etruscan terracotta comic actor figures with character masks perhaps from Canino, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan stone sarcophagus lid with relief figure of woman from Tarquinia at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved alabaster cinerary urn lid with reclining man holding horse rhyton prob. from Volterra at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved alabaster cinerary urn with reclining man on lid & battle panel on chest from Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Etruscan terracotta comic actor figures with character masks (2ndC BCE) perhaps from Canino, Italy at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan stone sarcophagus lid with relief figure of woman (c250 BCE) from Tarquinia at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved alabaster cinerary urn lid with reclining man holding horse rhyton (200-100 BCE) prob. from Volterra at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved alabaster cinerary urn with reclining man on lid & battle panel on chest (200-100 BCE) from Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Etruscan carved terracotta cinerary urn with reclining man with libation cup on lid & battle panel on chest from Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved terracotta cinerary urn with reclining woman with open lidded mirror on lid & columns & flowers on chest from near Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Detail of face of reclining woman on Etruscan carved terracotta cinerary urn from near Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved alabaster cinerary urn front panel of chest with couple riding on covered wagon from Volterra at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Etruscan carved terracotta cinerary urn with reclining man with libation cup on lid & battle panel on chest (150-100 BCE) from Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved terracotta cinerary urn with reclining woman with open lidded mirror on lid & columns & flowers on chest (150-130 BCE) from near Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Detail of face of reclining woman on Etruscan carved terracotta cinerary urn (150-130 BCE) from near Chiusi at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Etruscan carved alabaster cinerary urn front panel of chest with couple riding on covered wagon (100-150 BCE) from Volterra at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
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