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Ancient Etruscan Metalsmiths: The Afterlife Mirrors Life, Dianne K. Debeixedon

Art Faculty Publications

(First Paragraph) Looking down the long corridors of time, the ancient Etruscans emerge as a powerful people whose economic and social development was founded on their metal industry. Over the centuries, however, the Etruscans were gradually absorbed into the Roman Empire and their language disappeared.