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canopic jar
jar in which the organs of a mummy are kept
antefix
thumb|upright=2|Reproduction antefixes with anthemion|anthemia, Athens
Sarcophagus of the Spouses
Etruscan sarcophagus in the National Etruscan Museum
Apollo of Veii
Late 6th century BC painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Apollo
bucchero
thumb|right|Oinochoe in bucchero Bucchero () is a class of ceramics produced in central Italy by the region's pre-Roman Etruscan population. This Italian word is derived from the Latin poculum, a drinking-vessel, perhaps through the Spanish búcaro, or the Portuguese púcaro.
Vulca
Vulca of Veii was an Etruscan artist from the town of Veii. The only Etruscan artist mentioned by ancient writers, he worked for the last of the Roman kings, Tarquinius Superbus (supposed to have died in 495 BC). He is responsible for creating a terracotta statue of Jupiter and a four-horse chariot for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill, as well as a terracotta statue of Hercules, known as the Hercules Fictilis ("clay Hercules") from its composition. Some have postulated that he also constructred the Apollo of Veii. His statue of Jupiter was reputedly painted with cin
Tabula Capuana
Etruscan terracotta slab
Impasto
Etrusco-Italic ceramic fabric
Etruscan sculpture
etruscan ceramics and sculpture
glirarium
thumb|right|A glirarium exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Chiusi. A glirarium is a terracotta container used for keeping edible dormice. These animals were considered a delicacy in the Etruscan period and later in the Roman Empire.
Sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa
2nd century BC sarcophagus
Etruscan vase painting
Etruscan form of ancient vase-painting
Mamarce Oinochoe
etruscan clay jug by the potter Mamarce