Tomb of the Augurs

The Tomb of the Augurs (Italian Tomba degli Àuguri) is an Etruscan burial chamber so called because of a misinterpretation of one of the fresco figures on the right wall thought to be a Roman priest known as an augur. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 530-520 BC. This tomb is one of the first in Tarquinia to have figural decoration on all four walls of its main or only chamber, as well as a painted ceiling.

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Tomb of the Augurs

The Tomb of the Augurs (Italian Tomba degli Àuguri) is an Etruscan burial chamber so called because of a misinterpretation of one of the fresco figures on the right wall thought to be a Roman priest known as an augur. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 530-520 BC. This tomb is one of the first in Tarquinia to have figural decoration on all four walls of its main or only chamber, as well as a painted ceiling.

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