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Etruscan Winged-horses, Tarquinia
A pair of terracotta winged-horses from the Temple of the Ara della Regina, Tarquinia. Etruscan, c. 350 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Tarquinia, Italy)

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Musicians Wall-painting, Tarquinia
A wall-painting from the Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses (actually panthers) at Tarquinia. In this scene are dancers and musicians. 530-520 BCE.

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Tomb of The Lionesses, Tarquinia
A wall-painting from the Etruscan Tomb of the Lionesses (actually panthers) at Tarquinia. In the scene men are reclining on cushions at a drinking party. 530-520 BCE.

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Nyx
A black-figure vase depicting Nyx, the personification of Night in Greek mythology. Below her is Helios, the Sun. Sappho Painter, c. 500 BCE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Attic Black-figure Plate, Vulci
An Attic black-figure plate from the Etruscan city of Vulci, central Italy. The figure is an archer blowing the trumpet typically used in battles. 520-500 BCE. (British Museum, London)

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Battle Scene, Francois Tomb, Vulci
A battle scene of Etruscans fighting Romans in the guise of mythical figures. From the Francois Tomb at Vulci. c. 350 BCE.

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Temple Platform, Vulci
The remains of the 4th century BCE temple platform at the Etruscan city of Vulci (Velch).

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Detail, Chimera of Arezzo
A detail of the head of the Chimera of Arezzo. An Etruscan bronze dating to the 5th-4th century BCE it represents the fire-breathing monster of Greek mythology which had the body of a lion, a snake tail and goat head coming from its back...

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Defeat of Valerian by Shapur
A sardonyx cameo depicting the defeat of Roman emperor Valerian (r. 253-260 CE) by the Persian king Shapur. c. 260 CE. (Cabinet des Médailles, National Library, Paris)

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Talos
A scene from a Greek red-figure vase depicting the death of Talos, the iron automaton which protected Crete.