So-called stair slab (lastrone a scala) with relief frieze: scenes of ritual sex (?) and Hercle (Heracles) shooting a centaur
Nenfro.
580—570 BCE.
Inv. No. 70814.Tarquinia, National Archaeological MuseumPhoto by Carole Raddato

So-called stair slab (lastrone a scala) with relief frieze: scenes of ritual sex (?) and Hercle (Heracles) shooting a centaur.

Nenfro.
580—570 BCE.
Inv. No. 70814.

Tarquinia, National Archaeological Museum
(Tarquinia, Museo archeologico nazionale).

Credits:
(сс) 2014. Photo: Carole Raddato / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Exhibition “Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth”. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome 2014.
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ἡρακλῆς ηρακλής herakles heracles èracle eracle héraclès kένταυρος kentauros centaurus centauri centaur centaurs centauro kentaur zentaur centaure centaures ετρουσκική μυθολογία etruscan religion etrusca etruskische étrusque hercle hercl herkle herkl γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ετρουρία etruria etrusco etruskisch etruskischer etruskischen κηδεία γλυπτική funeral funeraria begräbnisskulptur funéraire ανακούφιση relief reliefs rilievo rilievi reliefe bird birds uccello vogel oiseau πουλί capite velato caput velatum veiled with covered head bow arco bogen arc τόξο ornament ornamento ornement διακοσμητική γραμμή frieze fregio fries frise archery shoots tiro con l’arco bogenschießen tir à l’arc nenfro gray tuff tufo grigio tuf gris love intimate erotic scene erotica intimo scena liebe intime erotische szene erotik scène érotique ritual ceremony rituale cerimonia zeremonie rituel cérémonie lastrone a scala stair slab plate plaque lastroni sex intercourse carnal sexual connection penetrating di sesso rapporto sexszene geschlechtsverkehr penetriert de sexe rapports sexuels tarquinia symplegma inv no 70814