The Tomb of the Diver (Cerveteri)

The Tomb of the Diver in Cerveteri is an ancient Etruscan burial site dating to around 470 BCE. It stands out because it features a painted fresco of a reclining man enjoying a drink at a symposium, which was unusual for Etruscan tombs that mostly included funerary artifacts. The fresco provides rare insight into Etruscan social life and beliefs about the afterlife, emphasizing enjoyment and reverence for the dead. The tomb’s architecture, with a trapezoidal opening and a cubic chamber, reflects Etruscan craftsmanship and their practices of honoring the deceased through personal and social representations.