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{{Short description|Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Italy}}
[[File:Pittore forse attico, affreschi della tomba del triclinio, 500-475 ac ca, 01.jpg|thumb|Tomb of the Triclinium]]
[[File:Etruskischer Meister 002.jpg|thumb|Detail of two dancers on the right wall]]
The '''Tomb of the Triclinium''' ({{
Since its discovery in 1830,<ref name=hayn /> the tomb's frescoes have deteriorated and lost some of their color and detail. In 1949 they were moved to the [[Tarquinia National Museum]] to conserve them. Thanks to
==Description==
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The tomb consists of a single room. The fresco on the back wall shows a [[banquet]] scene, borrowed from depictions of drinking scenes on [[Attica|Attic]] [[red-figure pottery]] from the early fifth century. The banqueteers recline on three couches called ''[[klinai]]''.<ref name=stei /> On the floor under the ''klinai'' a cat prowls towards a [[rooster]] and a [[partridge]].<ref name=hayn /> On the left wall three female dancers, one male dancer and a male musician with a [[barbiton]] appear. They are placed between small trees filled with birds. On the right wall a similar scene is shown. On the entry wall two youths jump down from their horses. They may be ''[[desultor|apobates]]'' or a reference to the [[Castor and Pollux|Dioscuri]] as intermediaries between the earthly life and the afterlife.<ref name=stei />
The similarities between the frescoes in the Tomb of the Triclinium and [[Tomb 5513]] (also in the Necropolis of Monterozzi) led
== See also ==
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*[[Etruscan art]]
*[[Tomb of the Augurs]]
*[[Tomb of the Bulls]]
*[[Tomb of the Dancers]]
*[[Tomb of the Diver]]
*[[Tomb of the Leopards]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.mysteriousetruscans.com/tartricl.html Images of the tomb at The Mysterious Etruscans]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 5th century BC]]
[[Category:1830 archaeological discoveries]]
[[Category:Tombs in Monterozzi necropolis|Triclinium]]
[[Category:Castor and Pollux]]
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