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Nenfro tomb-slab fragment

ca. 600–550 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
This is the lower-left corner of a much larger stone slab that probably originally depicted three vertical rows of square panels, each with an animal or figure, separated by plain stepped patterns. The entire slab, which measured about three feet by seven feet, may once have formed part of an enclosure for a tomb. A few vestiges of red color show that the stag on this fragment was once painted. A number of related examples come from Tarquinia, a city famous for its subterranean frescoed tombs.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Nenfro tomb-slab fragment
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 600–550 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan, probably Tarquinian
  • Medium: Nenfro
  • Dimensions: Overall: 17 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (44.8 x 14.6 cm)
    Other: 19 1/8in. (48.6cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Manheim Foundation Inc. Gift, 1961
  • Object Number: 61.11.17
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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