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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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: hypogeum
  • Also known as: “Tomba dei Murina”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of the Leopards and Tomb of the Whipping.

Tomb
Photo: Gsimonov, CC0.
The 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 , , , and dates to around 470–450 BC. is situated 710 metres west of Tomb of Orcus.

Tomb
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The is an Etruscan tomb in the Necropolis of Monterozzi near , , . It is dated to approximately 490 BC and named after a fresco of two men who flog a woman in an erotic context. is situated 1 km west of Tomb of Orcus.

Tomb
Photo: Fabiobettini, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1 km west of Tomb of Orcus.

Tomb of Orcus

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
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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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Highlights include Cimitero monumentale San Lorenzo and Fornace.

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