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Museums in Italy Gregorian
Etruscan Museum The museum was founded by Pope Gregory XVI in 1837 and mostly contains objects that starting from 1828 were found in the excavations of the ancient cities of southern Etruria (today northern Latium), then part of the Pontifical State. The millenary history of the Etruscan people is narrated here by ceramics, bronzes, silver and gold which document a flourishing craft structure and a special artistic civilization. An integral part of the museum is the large collection of Greek vases, although these were found in the Etruscan necropolises, and of Italiot vases (produced in the Hellenized cities of southern Italy), which permit following the history of ancient painting through famous products of potters and ceramists. Adjacent to the Etruscan Museum is a section dedicated to Roman antiquities (Antiquarium Romanum), which come from Rome itself and from Lazio, with bronzes, glass, architectural terra-cottas and ceramics for everyday use.
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Etruscan Museum The museum provides a comprehensive study of the art and culture attained by these mysterious people, whose achievements the Romans deliberately obscured. Within exhibits you will see artifacts from Etruscan cemeteries (cinerary urns, reconstruction of a tomb from Cerveteri), fine sculpture and utensils, and the famous sarcophagus from Cerveteri (c.530 B.C.) with the reclining figures of a husband and wife. The museum many important objects including figures and figurines, grave goods and votive offerings, pottery, glass, gold and silver jewelry....
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