Forms and Functions of Beds and Couches in Etruscan and Anatolian Tombs

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15 - Forms and Functions of Beds and Couches in Etruscan and Anatolian Tombs

from Part VI - Shared Forms, Distinct Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023

Elizabeth P. Baughan

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Elizabeth P. Baughan and

Lisa C. Pieraccini

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Elizabeth P. Baughan: Affiliation:
University of Richmond, Virginia
Lisa C. Pieraccini: Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley

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At first glance, the burial beds and couches in many Etruscan tombs look very similar to those found in Lydia, Phrygia, and other parts of Anatolia. Closer inspection reveals striking correspondence of formal details like carved headrests while at the same time highlighting essential differences of arrangement and usage. Iconographic evidence for beds and couches in Etruscan funerary art (tomb paintings and relief cippi) also shows a distinctive Etruscan approach to covering these furnishings with textiles. While the formal similarities do indicate that Etruscan and Anatolian elites knew and used shared furniture styles, they cannot be used to support theories of migration or cultural influence from Anatolia to Etruria since most of the Etruscan examples are earlier than the Anatolian parallels. Key differences in usage further remind us that even with a shared vocabulary of form, distinct cultural dialects can persist.

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funerary furniture klinai banquets prothesis Lydia Lycia Phrygia headrests pillows textiles

Type: Chapter
Information: Etruria and Anatolia
Material Connections and Artistic Exchange
, pp. 269 - 289

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009151016.023 [Opens in a new window]

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