Tabula Cortonensis.
3rd-2nd c BCE Etruscan Etruscan Document
ETRUSCAN Anonymous
(900 BCE - 3rd c. BCE)
320 BCE-270 BCE
3rd-2nd c BCE
Bronze
Engraved
Etruscan
Tablet
Etruria. Italy.
Florence. Museo Archeologico.
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This bronze panel of tablets was intentionally broken into eight pieces in Ancient times- one of the eight tablets is missing. The 206 word document was a juridicial record that dealt with a land transaction- most likely the division of a large estate.
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ETRUSCAN | Tabula Cortonensis. | 320 BCE-270 BCE | Etruscan | Etruscan