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Etruscan fresco, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy

Banquet scene, fresco, c. 470 BC, in the Tomba dei Leopardi, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. This fresco depicts a banquet honouring the dead, with diners on a triclinium and naked servants. Above are the leopards which give the tomb its name. 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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Banquet scene, fresco, c. 470 BC, in the Tomba dei Leopardi, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. This fresco depicts a banquet honouring the dead, with diners on a triclinium and naked servants. Above are the leopards which give the tomb its name. 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