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Italy: Etruscan wall painting from the Monterozzi Tomb, 6th-4th century BCE. Two dancers

Italy: Etruscan wall painting from the Monterozzi Tomb, 6th-4th century BCE. Two dancers

The Monterozzi Necropolis, dating from c.530 BCE, contains some iof the finest examples of Etruscan wall paintings to survive. In particular the murals in the Tomb of the Bulls (Tomba dei Tori) are associated with a homosexual theme.