THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art | Etruscan mythology | Vanth
1. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Etruscan cinerary statue for two (bisoma).
Pietra fetida.
Chiusi, 400—380 BCE.
Florence, National Archaeological Museum.
2. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Cinerary urn of a woman with a scene of amazonomachy.
Alabaster. 3rd century BCE.
Inv. No. 96.9.225 a, b.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
3. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Cinerary urn of a woman with a scene of amazonomachy (front relief).
Alabaster. 3rd century BCE.
Inv. No. 96.9.225 a, b.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
4. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Cinerary urn of a woman with a scene of amazonomachy (lid).
Alabaster. 3rd century BCE.
Inv. No. 96.9.225 a, b.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
5. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Sacrificing Achilles.
4th century BCE.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
6. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Sacrifice of the Trojan captives.
2nd—1st centuries BCE.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
7. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
The goddess Vanth. Detail.
From Vulci, François Tomb.
Rome, Torlonia Museum.
8. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
Tomb of the Anina Family: Charun and Vanth flanking the entrance of the tomb.
First half of the 3rd century BCE.
Tarquinia, Tomb of the Anina Family.
9. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Etruria.
The death demons Charun, with hammer, and Vanth, with torch, flanking the entrance of the tomb.
First half of the 3rd century BCE.
Tarquinia, Tomb of the Anina Family.