GUIDING QUESTIONS
GUIDING QUESTIONS
- What part of the “container” are the figures?
- What material is this sarcophagus made from?
- Why was this it likely that this work was cut in half vertically after it was modeled (sculpted)?
- What are the figures likely depicted doing on this object (which is also often seen on the tomb paintings of the ETRUSCANS)?
- Are these individualized portraits of the man and woman they represent?
- In what condition was this found?
- What did the Etruscans collect in great numbers?
- Did Etruscan women exercise naked alongside men?
- Identify at least FOUR THINGS that Etruscan women were allowed to do (gasp - oh the horror).