CLST 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Murlo, Etruscan Society, Orientalizing Period
23 May 2015
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Palaces and houses in etruria and latium between the late 7th and the 6th c. bce: part of building which survives most frequently is the roof. Terracotta, which the roofs are made of, can survive things like beams and clay are destroyed: from huts to palaces. Upper building is made of weaker materials with clay and earth. Roof made of beams and terracotta roof tiles. Covered usually in plaster but sometimes covered with paintings: simple patterns both inside and out. Upper part was most colourful and imposing: visible part of the roof, around the edges and the underside of the tiles, were all decorated (or could be) Edges of roof have vertical panels with devices to let rain out. Upper part of roof could even be decorated with terracotta statues: same type of terracotta used for storage jars. After start having very monumental buildings palaces.
