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In February 1839 in a part of the Etruscan necropolis of Vulci known as the Polledrara was discovered. The most striking feature was the presence of several Egyptian and Egyptianizing objects, which had left a deep mark on the sepulcher. The tomb was refilled with earth soon after the finds had been recovered and is now lost. However the finds, which are the only remains of this monument, soon fell into new hands. While some material went to enrich other collections, the nucleus of finds was sold to the British Museum. This volume contains the first comprehensive catalog of the objects in London. Based upon these finds a cultural phase at the end of the Orientalizing Period in Etruria was defined. Thus the academic publication of these objects fills a gap in archaeological literature. Furthermore the volume presents a full account of the Isis-Tomb, including details of the architecture
and the other parts of the tomb-group, which have never reached the British Museum. The Isis-Tomb of Vulci gives evidence of the intensive cultural contacts between the Etruscans and the peoples of the Aegean and the East Mediterranean, especially the Ionians, Phoenicians and Egyptians in the later part of the seventh century BCE.
and the other parts of the tomb-group, which have never reached the British Museum. The Isis-Tomb of Vulci gives evidence of the intensive cultural contacts between the Etruscans and the peoples of the Aegean and the East Mediterranean, especially the Ionians, Phoenicians and Egyptians in the later part of the seventh century BCE.