Etruscan fresco, Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy

Banquet scene, fresco, c. 450 BC, in the Tomba della Caccia al Cervo, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. The fresco depicts 3 couples on klinai with above, a deer hunting scene and panthers. 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. 450 BC, in the Tomba della Caccia al Cervo, at the Monterozzi Etruscan necropolis near Tarquinia, Vitero, Lazio, Italy. The fresco depicts 3 couples on klinai with above, a deer hunting scene and panthers. 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