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Etruscan fresco, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy

Dancing scene, fresco, 510-500 BC, in the Tomba Baccanti, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. This fresco depicts an orgiastic dance by characters drinking from wine cups, possibly linked to the cults of Dionysus. The couple on the right commissioned the tomb. Above are lions catching deer. The necropolis was founded in the 7th century BC and contains around 6000 graves, many of which are covered in frescos. Monterozzi is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Dancing scene, fresco, 510-500 BC, in the Tomba Baccanti, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. This fresco depicts an orgiastic dance by characters drinking from wine cups, possibly linked to the cults of Dionysus. The couple on the right commissioned the tomb. Above are lions catching deer. The necropolis was founded in the 7th century BC and contains around 6000 graves, many of which are covered in frescos. Monterozzi is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen