Companion to the Etruscans

Sinclair Bell is Associate Professor of Art History at Northern Illinois University. He is the co-editor of five other books, including New Perspectives on Etruria and Early Rome (2009 with H. Nagy), and is currently the reviews editor of Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation.Alexandra A. Carpino is Professor of Art History and Department Chair of Comparative Cultural Studies at Northern Arizona University. The author of Discs of Splendor: The Relief Mirrors of the Etruscans (2003) and several articles on Etruscan portraiture and mirror iconography, Dr. Carpino also served as editor-in-chief of Etruscan Studies: Journal of the Etruscan Foundation from 2012 to 2014.

• List of Illustrations viiiList of Tables xvNotes on Contributors xviAcknowledgments xxMap of Etruria xxiIntroduction xxiiAlexandra A. Carpino and Sinclair BellPart I History 11 Beginnings: Protovillanovan and Villanovan Etruria 3Simon Stoddart2 Materializing the Etruscans: The Expression and Negotiation of Identity during the Orientalizing, Archaic, and Classical Periods 15Skylar Neil3 The Romanization of Etruria 28Letizia CeccarelliPart II Geography, Urbanization, and Space 414 Etruscan Italy: Physical Geography and Environment 43Simon Stoddart5 City and Countryside 55Simon Stoddart6 The Etruscans and the Mediterranean 67Giovannangelo Camporeale7 Urbanization and Foundation Rites: The Material Culture of Rituals at the Heart and the Margins of Etruscan Early Cities 87Corinna Riva8 Poggio Civitate: Community Form in Inland Etruria 105Anthony S. Tuck9 Southern and Inner Etruria: Benchmark Sites and Current Excavations 117Claudio Bizzarri10 Etruscan Domestic Architecture, Hydraulic Engineering, and Water Management Technologies: Innovations and Legacy to Rome 129Claudio Bizzarri and David Soren11 Rock Tombs and the World of the Etruscan Necropoleis: Recent Discoveries, Research, and Interpretations 146Stephan Steingräber12 Communicating with Gods: Sacred Space in Etruria 162P. Gregory WardenPart III Evidence in Context 17913 Etruscan Skeletal Biology and Etruscan Origins 181Marshall J. Becker14 Language, Alphabet, and Linguistic Affiliation 203Rex E. Wallace15 Bucchero in Context 224Philip Perkins16 Etruscan Textiles in Context 237Margarita Gleba17 Etruscan Wall Painting: Insights, Innovations, and Legacy 247Lisa C. Pieraccini18 Votives in their Larger Religious Context 261Helen Nagy19 Etruscan Jewelry and Identity 275Alexis Q. Castor20 Luxuria prolapsa est: Etruscan Wealth and Decadence 293Hilary Becker21 Tanaquil: The Conception and Construction of an Etruscan Matron 305Gretchen E. Meyers22 The Obesus Etruscus: Can the Trope be True? 321Jean MacIntosh TurfaPart IV Art, Society, and Culture 33723 The Etruscans, Greek Art, and the Near East 339Ann C. Gunter24 Etruscan Artists 353Jocelyn Penny Small25 Etruscan Bodies and Greek Ponderation: Anthropology and Artistic Form 368Francesco de Angelis26 Myth in Etruria 388Ingrid Krauskopf27 The “Taste” for Violence in Etruscan Art: Debunking the Myth 410Alexandra A. CarpinoPart V The Etruscan Legacy and Contemporary Issues 43128 Annius of Viterbo and the Beginning of Etruscan Studies 433Ingrid D. Rowland29 Tyrrhenian Sirens: The Seductive Song of Etruscan Forgeries 446Richard Daniel De Puma30 Looting and the Antiquities Trade 458Gordon LobayPart VI Appendix 475Appendix: Etruscan Art in North American Museums 477Richard Daniel De PumaIndex 483

"This collection of fascinating articles written by specialists in the field has a given place in libraries. ... As can be expected, each chapter in this Companion makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the Etruscans, and depending on our interests we can choose among the topics covered, ranging from landscape to settlements to art and culture. ... My own favorite topics were the chapters on Tanaquil (by Gretchen Meyers), on obesus Etruscus (by Jean MacIntosh Turfa), and on Etruscan forgeries (by Richard De Puma), because they figure prominently in all general accounts on the Etruscans but are rarely, if ever, discussed separately and in more detail." - Etruscan Studies“…this volume represents a significant effort to bring together new work and novel approaches on the Etruscans. Although prior knowledge of the main issues in Etruscan studies is recommended, the book’s format makes it accessible to a broad audience as well. It would be a welcome addition to any Classics and archaeology libraries and will become undoubtedly a source of inspiration for scholars and students with interest in Etruria.”- Bryn Mawr Classical Review"As a whole, A Companion to the Etruscans presents a well-assembled and well-edited collection of essays on the current state of research in Etruscan studies. Ungraduates, graduate students, and specialists alike will find it to be an important resource ... institutional libraries will want this indispensable English-language guide on the shelves." Laurel Taylor, American Journal of Archaeology