Etruscan fresco, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy

Male figures with trees, fresco, c. 400 BC, in the Tomba del Gorgoneion, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. The fresco shows the influence of Attic ceramic decoration. 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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Male figures with trees, fresco, c. 400 BC, in the Tomba del Gorgoneion, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. The fresco shows the influence of Attic ceramic decoration. 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