Etruscan Art

Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy from around the ninth century bc to the first or second ad, coinciding with the emergence of the Iron Age. The rise of Rome in subsequent centuries led to the general absorption of Etruscan culture and the loss of their identity. Early artefacts include impasto urns with incised decoration, painted geometric vases and bronze implements with incised decoration. Non‐utilitarian funerary pottery and metal ornaments were placed in burials, with Etruscan art retaining a funerary focus. The art is also marked by a steadily increasing emphasis on representational forms, with the emergence of human figural...