Room 21 - The Etruscan chariot

Discovered in Tomb A of the Necropolis of Poggione in Castelnuovo Berardenga, this chariot is one of the rarest and most valuable items in the collection. After extensive restoration, it was reconstructed based on the fragments found and comparisons with similar examples. It is a carpentum, a chariot used by the Etruscan elite for transportation and ceremonies, also possessing symbolic-religious significance as a means of passage to the afterlife.