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Early Etruscans Used clay, bronze, iron, bone and amber Belts, helmets, razors, iron knives, swords, hairpins, combs and bronze “fibulae” (safety pins for clothing) Architecture Through Villanovan “hut urns” what houses looked like Post-holes in bedrock to show where they once stood
Etruria: confederacy of 12 city-states Influences from abroad
“Bucchero” ware Black firing, polished surface Etruscan
“Impasto” ware Grayish-brown Dull surface Villanovan
Cerveteri “tumuli” Monuments of richer cemeteries Examples of ancient painting Knowledge of daily life (tombs imitated Etruscan houses)
House for souls in the afterlife
Gold Fibula
“Helenistic” with reliefs of everyday objects
Temple of Veii (500 B.C.) Dedicated to Minerva Use of wood, mud brick and terracotta vs. stone Could be entered only from front Columns on one side vs. columns on four sides (Greek)
Apollo of Veii (c. 500 B.C.) Terracotta Originally painted
Greek standing youth “archaic smile” Marble vs Terracotta
Head of a bearded man “Brutus” (1 st century B.C.) bronze
Best preserved in tombs Themes of banqueting, athletic competitions, musical performances related to funeral rituals Etruscans “borrowed” Greek myths
Etruscan and Roman art sprang from similar roots Major influences from Greece and other cultures Stories of the Founding of Rome Aeneas Descendants Romulus and Remus