Venice, unveiled an unpublished Etruscan artifact: a Traveler from the 6th-5th centuries BC.

by Redazione , published on 05/10/2021
Categories: Archaeology / Disclaimer
In Venice, as part of the exhibition "Massimo Campigli and the Etruscans. A Pagan Happiness," the "Etruscan Traveler," a precious and unpublished artifact from Cerveteri, from the 6th-5th centuries B.C., was presented for the first time.

An unseen 2,500-year-old Etruscan traveler: this is the unpublished artifact that was presented today in Venice during the exhibition Massimo Campigli and the Etruscans. A Pagan Happiness, on view at Palazzo Franchetti, initially until Sept. 30, 2021, but now with an extension until Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022 also in response to the numerous requests received from the public and the excellent response from critics.

The Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio for the province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria chose the occasion of the Campigli exhibition to present the Etruscan Traveler to the public for the first time: it is a precious fragment of terracotta slab, from the late sixth to early fifth century B.C, just returned to Italy, which goes on display to enrich the already full-bodied and valuable selection of about fifty artifacts that flank the canvases chosen to illustrate the entire span of Massimo Campigli’s artistic career.

The fragment (about 28.6 cm high) depicts the profile of a young man with long red hair, characterized by an elaborate hairstyle, with a traveler’s brim headdress, and a curved cane. The slab was purchased by the Luigi Rovati Foundation from Christie’s auction house in New York, with the aim of completing the known selection of figured wall slabs from Cerveteri already in state possession, and given to the Ministry of Culture. The unpublished find will make its official debut on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, when it will be presented at a conference held by Viterbo Superintendent Margherita Eichberg, archaeologist Daniele Federico Maras in dialogue with Lucio Rovati, President of the Luigi Rovati Foundation, scholar Martina Corgnati, who made an important scientific contribution to the exhibition, and Alessia Calarota, Vice President of ACP - Palazzo Franchetti.

Pictured is the Etruscan Traveler.

Venice, unveiled an unpublished Etruscan artifact: a Traveler from the 6th-5th centuries BC.
Venice, unveiled an unpublished Etruscan artifact: a Traveler from the 6th-5th centuries BC.


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