Tomba del Teschio

Tomba del Teschio is a building in Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio. Tomba del Teschio is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tomba delle Pantere, as well as near the nature reserve SIC Necropoli di Tarquinia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Orcus and Ara della Regina.

Tomb of Orcus

Archaeological site

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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. Tomb of Orcus is situated 1½ km northwest of Tomba del Teschio.

Ara della Regina

Archaeological site

Photo: Ronnlund, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ara della Regina is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km north of Tomba del Teschio.

Tomb of the Leopards

Tomb

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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 2 km northwest of Tomba del Teschio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte Romano.

Monte Romano

Village

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Monte Romano is a comune in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region of Latium, located about 60 km northwest of Rome and about 25 km southwest of Viterbo. Monte Romano is situated 9 km east of Tomba del Teschio.

Tomba del Teschio

Type: Building
Location: Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.23945° or 42° 14′ 22″ north

Longitude

11.79482° or 11° 47′ 41″ east

Open location code

8FJH6QQV+QW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 108150012

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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