Virtual Event

The Etruscans: An Introduction

Etruscan canopic jar (detail). Terracotta, impasto ware, H 17 1/2 in. Florence, Archaeological Museum

Etruscan jar — Etruscan canopic jar (detail). Terracotta, impasto ware, H 17 1/2 in. Florence, Archaeological Museum

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Virtual

November 4, 2023

2 pm

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Free, online lecture. Register for a Zoom link here.

Presented by Richard De Puma, F. Wendell Miller Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Classical Art and Archaeology, University of Iowa.

This lecture provides a brief overview of Etruscan civilization which existed for approximately a millennium in ancient Italy. It will focus on Etruscan art and culture, discuss their trade contacts with contemporaneous civilizations, and explore some ideas about their religious beliefs.