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Detail of the Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses, considered one of the great masterpieces of Etruscan art. It is a late 6th century BCE Etruscan anthropoid sarcophagus made of terracotta. It depicts a married couple reclining at a banquet together in the afterlife and was found in 19th century excavations at the necropolis of Cerveteri (ancient Caere). (National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome.)
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Raddato, C. (2017, February 06). Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses (detail). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6334/etruscan-sarcophagus-of-the-spouses-detail/
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