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Door to the underworld guarded by two Charuns, Etruscans

Door to the underworld guarded by two Charuns

Porte de l'au-delà gardée par deux Charuns (museum title)

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

Movement
Etruscan art
Date
c. 150–125 BCE
Medium
Fresco
Collection
Tomb of the Charuns, Tarquinia
Rights
Public domain

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