CIVILIZATION
ETRUSCAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Etruscan art falls into three categories: funerary, urban, and sacred. Because of Etruscan attitudes toward the afterlife, most of the art that remains is funerary.
Detailed explanation-2: -Etruscan Art Top Works: Phersu and His Victim – Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia. Regolini-Gallasi Tomb – various objects. Necropolis of Tarquinia. Painted terracotta sarcophagus of Seainti Hanunia Tlesnasa.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Etruscans believed that death was only the beginning and was the journey to the afterlife. Through the use of art and funerary practices, the Etruscans believed that the dead would not haunt mortals if they were pleased with their offerings to the afterlife.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Etruscans used impasto for basic, utilitarian pottery, such as storage jars and cooking pots, as well as for funerary urns during the Orientalizing period. Artists incised the vessels with geometric designs, as well as stylized images of humans and animals.