Images

A revetment plaque depicting dancers. Terracotta, Portico Building A, Acquarossa. 6th century BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Italy)

Grey or brown chalcedony cylinder seal in the modelled style; a bearded god (Ninurta), wearing a square, star-topped, horned head-dress and a vertically striated, tiered, fringed open robe over a fringed kilt, with a star-tipped crossed bow-cases...

Neo-Assyrian wall panel relief depicting the Epic of Anzu, found in Kalhu.

A bronze figurine of Pazuzu, the Assyrian/Babylonian demonic god. 1800-800 BCE. University of Tübingen, Germany.

A 19th century CE copy of the battle scene between Etruscans and Romans from the 4th century BCE Francois Tomb at Vulci. (By Carlo Ruspi, Vatican Museums Rome)

A watercolour painting of the scene from the wall painting of the Francois Tomb at Vulci showing Vel Saties and Arnza. The former is perhaps the tomb's occupant. 4th century BCE, Vulci, Italy. (Painting by C.Ruspi, Vatican Museums, Rome)

The sun god Shamash accepts a libation. Babylonian stela, on display in the Louvre, Paris.

A floor plan and side view diagram of the 4th century BCE Etruscan Francois Tomb at Vulci, central Italy.

A model of a 5th century BCE Etruscan temple. Temple A at Pyrgi, the port and sanctuary of Cerveteri/Cisra (Altes Museum, Berlin)

A detail of the 19th century CE reconstructed Etruscan temple at the Villa Giulia Museum, Rome, showing the terracotta roof decorations which were common to Etruscan buildings.