Tomb of Orcus

The Tomb of Orcus, sometimes called the Tomb of Murina, is a 4th-century BC Etruscan hypogeum in , . 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.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …is also known as “Tomba dei Murina”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: hypogeum

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Whipping and Tomba Claudio Bettini.
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The is an Etruscan tomb in the… is situated 1 km west of Tomb of Orcus.
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is situated 1 km west of Tomb of Orcus.
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The , also known as the Tomb of the… is situated 1 km west of Tomb of Orcus.

Tomb of Orcus

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Latitude
42.24684° or 42° 14′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.78009° or 11° 46′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FJH6QWJ+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5028744738
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q946563

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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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