Nenfro tomb-slab fragment

Unknown

ca. 600–550 BCE · Nenfro · Greek and Roman Art

This is the lower-left corner of a much larger stone slab that probably originally depicted three vertical rows of square panels, each with an animal or figure, separated by plain stepped patterns. The entire slab, which measured about three feet by seven feet, may once have formed part of an enclosure for a tomb. A few vestiges of red color show that the stag on this fragment was once painted. A number of related examples come from Tarquinia, a city famous for its subterranean frescoed tombs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 600–550 BCE

Medium

Nenfro

Culture

Etruscan, probably Tarquinian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Manheim Foundation Inc. Gift, 1961