Room 20 - The Tumulus of Molinello

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This room introduces the Molinello Tumulus, first identified in the 1940s by Guglielmo Maetzke and later investigated through excavation campaigns in the 1960s and 1980s. Built on a travertine plateau, the tumulus has a diameter of 38.6 meters and contains tombs dating from the 7th to the 1st century BC. Among the discoveries, notable items include fragments of statues, bronze objects and other precious metals, as well as various containers in bucchero and Etrusco-Corinthian ceramics.