Tomb of Orcus
The Tomb of Orcus, sometimes called the Tomb of Murina, is a 4th-century BC Etruscan hypogeum in Tarquinia, Italy. Discovered in 1868, it displays Hellenistic influences in its remarkable murals, which include the portrait of Velia Velcha, an Etruscan noblewoman, and the only known pictorial representation of the daemon Tuchulcha.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hypogeum
- Also known as: “Tomba dei Murina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of the Leopards and Tomb of the Whipping.
Tomb of the Leopards
Tomb
The Tomb of the Leopards is an Etruscan burial chamber so called for the confronted leopards painted above a banquet scene. The tomb is located within the Necropolis of Monterozzi, near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, and dates to around 470–450 BC. Tomb of the Leopards is situated 710 metres west of Tomb of Orcus.
Tomb of the Whipping
Tomb
The Tomb of the Whipping is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. It is dated to approximately 490 BC and named after a fresco of two men who flog a woman in an erotic context. Tomb of the Whipping is situated 1 km west of Tomb of Orcus.
Tomb of Orcus
- Categories: hypogeum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.24684° or 42° 14′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.78009° or 11° 46′ 48″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FJH6QWJ+P2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Tomb of Orcus” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Tomba de l’ogre”
- Catalan: “Tomba de l’Orc”
- Catalan: “Tomba dell’Orco”
- Dutch: “Tombe van Orcus”
- French: “Tomba dell’Orco”
- German: “Tomba dell’Orco”
- Greek: “Τύμβος του Δράκοντα”
- Italian: “Tomba dell’Orco”
- Japanese: “オルクスの墓”
- Polish: “Grób Orkusa”
- Spanish: “Tumba del orco”
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Highlights include Cimitero monumentale San Lorenzo and Fornace.
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