Lion attacking a fallow deer (pediment), Etruscans

Lion attacking a fallow deer (pediment)

Lion attaquant un daim (fronton) (museum title)

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

Movement: Etruscan art
Date: c. 510–500 BCE
Medium: Fresco
Collection: Cardarelli Tomb, Tarquinia
Rights: Public domain

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