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The Etruscans

Engraving as a form of ornamentation does not appear to have appealed very much to the Greeks, even in the colonies known as Magna Graecia in Italy. However, the Etruscans, a cultured people who were very uncomfortable neighbours of Rome, then a rising power, specialized in this art. They were adept at chiselling designs and filling in the grooves with gilding, etc. Their heritage includes a priceless range of interesting bronze objects. One notable example, on view in London, represents a racing scene in relief with two horsemen riding over a fellow-competitor who had fallen.

Copper and Bronze in Ancient Greece and Rome

The Greek Sculptures
The Smaller Articles
Greek Armour, Ships and Miscellanea
The Etruscans
Copper in Roman Buildings
Roman Water Supply
The Beginnings of Brass
The Roman Coinage
Musical Instruments
The Barbarian Fringe