Chimera of Arezzo

    Restored Etruscan hollow-cast bronze statue of the Chimera. It is inscribed TINSCVIL ("for Tinia") in retrograde on the right foreleg, a dedication to the Etruscan sky god. The front and rear left lower legs were broken off when the statue was uncovered and subsequently reattached. The snake tail is an 18th-century restoration. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze inv. no. 1.

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    License
    Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
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    Date
    ca. 400 BCE
    Culture
    Medium
    Dimensions
    h. 78.5 cm, l. 129 cm
    Inscription
    TINSCVIL
    Location
    Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze
    Image Credit

    Fragment of the Tabula Iliaca

      One of 22 fragments collectively known as the Tabulae Iliacae, which depict scenes from the Epic Cycle. Musei Capitolini MC0316 (image of museum website is flipped).

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      License
      Creative Commons Attribution
      Agent
      Date
      1st century CE
      Culture
      Medium
      Dimensions
      h. 25 cm (9 ¾ in.), w. 28 cm (11 in.)
      Location
      Musei Capitolini Palazzo Nuovo, Rome
      Image Credit

      Daedalus and Icarus Bulla

        Etruscan gold bulla (amulet) featuring Daedalus and Icarus (reverse, not shown). Inscribed in retrograde Etruscan Vikare (and) Taitle, i.e., Icarus (and) Daedalus. Possibly from Comacchio, Italy.

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        License
        Creative Commons Attribution
        Agent
        Date
        5th century BCE
        Medium
        Dimensions
        1 5/8 x 1 x 1 in. (4.1 x 2.6 x 2.6 cm)
        Inscription
        Vikare Taitle
        Location
        The Walters Art Museum
        Image Credit

        Caeneus and Centaurs, Lycian Sarchophagus of Sidon

          End panel of the so-called Lycian Sarcophagus excavated from the royal necropolis in Sidon in 1887. It possibly depicts Caeneus being beaten into the ground by centaurs.

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          Image
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          Creative Commons Attribution
          Agent
          Date
          4th century BCE
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          Location
          Istanbul Archaological Museum