Monterozzi Necropolis

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Monterozzi Necropolis is a major Etruscan burial ground near Tarquinia in central Italy, renowned for its richly painted tombs that offer key insights into Etruscan art, religion, and daily life.

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instanceOf Etruscan necropolis ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
coordinateSystem WGS84 ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Etruscan civilization ⓘ
linked to: Etruscans
depicts athletic games ⓘ
banquet scenes ⓘ
dancing ⓘ
funerary rituals ⓘ
hunting scenes ⓘ
music ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
earliestBurialsDateTo 7th century BC ⓘ
hasPart Tomb of the Augurs ⓘ
Tomb of the Bacchanti ⓘ
Tomb of the Baron ⓘ
Tomb of the Big Bed ⓘ
Tomb of the Blue Demons ⓘ
Tomb of the Bulls ⓘ
Tomb of the Cardarelli ⓘ
Tomb of the Cardinal ⓘ
Tomb of the Chariots ⓘ
Tomb of the Charons ⓘ
Tomb of the Dead Man ⓘ
Tomb of the Francesca Giustiniani ⓘ
Tomb of the Garlands ⓘ
Tomb of the Gorgons ⓘ
Tomb of the Hunting and Fishing ⓘ
Tomb of the Jugglers ⓘ
Tomb of the Leopards ⓘ
Tomb of the Lion ⓘ
Tomb of the Lionesses ⓘ
Tomb of the Little Flowers ⓘ
Tomb of the Lotus Flower ⓘ
Tomb of the Maenad and Satyr ⓘ
Tomb of the Monkey ⓘ
Tomb of the Olympic Games ⓘ
Tomb of the Orcus ⓘ
linked to: Tomb of the Gorgons

Tomb of the Pulcella ⓘ
Tomb of the Shields ⓘ
Tomb of the Shields and Chairs ⓘ
Tomb of the Ship ⓘ
Tomb of the Triclinium ⓘ
Tomb of the Typhon ⓘ
Tomb of the Warrior ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor Etruscan funerary art ⓘ
Etruscan wall paintings ⓘ
insights into Etruscan daily life ⓘ
insights into Etruscan religion ⓘ
painted tombs ⓘ
locatedIn Tarquinia ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ
locatedInRegion Lazio ⓘ
locatedNear Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ
mainConstructionPeriod 6th century BC ⓘ
managedBy Italian Ministry of Culture ⓘ
nearbyMuseum National Archaeological Museum of Tarquinia ⓘ
numberOfPaintedTombs over 200 ⓘ
numberOfTombs over 6000 ⓘ
paintingTechnique fresco ⓘ
partOf Etruscan necropolises of Tarquinia and Cerveteri ⓘ
significance key source for Etruscan art history ⓘ
key source for Etruscan religious beliefs ⓘ
key source for Etruscan social customs ⓘ
timePeriod 7th century BC to 2nd century BC ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2004 ⓘ
visitorAccess open to the public ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarquinia → knownFor → Etruscan necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Monterozzi Necropolis
Tarquinia → hasPart → Necropolis of Monterozzi ⓘ
linked to: Monterozzi Necropolis
Tarquinia National Museum → hasCollectionFromSite → Monterozzi necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Monterozzi Necropolis
Tarquinia National Museum → hasCollectionFromSite → Tarquinia necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Monterozzi Necropolis
Tuscia → containsArchaeologicalSite → Tarquinia necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Monterozzi Necropolis
Tarchuna → hasArchaeologicalArea → Monterozzi necropolis ⓘ
linked to: Monterozzi Necropolis