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Large Greek Lebes or Mixing Vessel, c. 540 BC, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria Royalty Free Stock Photo

Exit of a Warrior, Greek Chalice Krater, c. 500BC, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria Royalty Free Stock Photo

Cerveteri, an etruscan city in central Italy Royalty Free Stock Photo

Etruria - Painting discovered at Cervetri.

Etruria. Paintings discovered at Cervetri, the ancient Etruscan city of Caere, illustrating the ceremonial burning of the dead. The Etruscans were indigenous to the Mediterranean area, probably stemming from the Villanovan culture. The mining and commerce of metal, especially copper and iron, led to an enrichment of the Etruscans, and to the expansion of their influence in the Italian Peninsula and the western Mediterranean Sea.