Tarquinia was one of the most ancient cities of the Etruscan confederation. Archaeological evidence attests to the presence of villages on the plateau, which then gave origins to the Etruscan centre. Tarquinia lost power after its clashes with Rome between 311 and 308 B.C. The necropoleis are situated in the inhabited centres of Monterozzi and Calvario. There are around 6000 tombs - around 60 of which are decorated with paintings. The Tomb of the Augurs, the Giglioli, the Hunting and Fishing and the Leopards Tombs are some of the most famous. The tomb of the Baron takes its name from one of its discoverers (Baron Kestner), can be dated to around 510 B.C. It is among some of the highest pictorial expressions present in Tarquinia from the Archaic Age and shows links with the pictorial techniques exhibited in the Greco-oriental world, during the last quarter of the VI century B.C.

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Source	FBK - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Contacts	Fabio RemondinoFBK - Fondazione Bruno KesslerUnità di ricerca 3D Optical Metrology (3DOM) http://3dom.fbk.eu/en/home3D Optical Metrology (3DOM) Unit http://3dom.fbk.eu/en/home
Copyright Credit Line	Soprintendenza Beni Archeologici Etruria Meridionale. Historia. 3D-ICONS. FBK-3DOM
Europeana Rights	Creative Commons - Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
Start Date	600 BC
End Date	501 BC
Period Name	Etruscan period
Heritage Asset Type	Tomb