12h 5min, mar 10, 480 y BC - Tomb of the Triclinium

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Tufa and fresco
Tarquinia, Italy
• Funeral celebrations and way they viewed death
• Upper class and wealthy
• Chmaber tomb- subterranean rock chambers that contain the remains of the deceased along with goods and offerings
• Tomb of the triclinuym is a single chamber
• Lounging and reclining chairs for eating
• Main scene on the wall shows a banquet
• Influenced from the attic pottery that etruscans imported from greece
• Dancers and singers
• Funerals were joyful and festive, a way to share a final meal with the deceased
• Leave behind goods for deceased to take into next life
• Purposes- marked the transition from this life to next life for the deceased, reinforced socio-economic position of the deceased person

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