Pediment with two felines and a lotus flower, Etruscans

Pediment with two felines and a lotus flower

Fronton aux deux félins et à la fleur de lotus (museum title)

Etruscans (Italian) (6th-2nd century BCE)

Movement: Etruscan art
Date: c. 520 BCE
Medium: Fresco
Collection: Tomb of the Lotus Flower, Tarquinia
Rights: Public domain

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