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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Temple Terracottas of Etruscan Orvieto: A Vision of the Underworld in the Art and Cult of Ancient Volsinii

Abstract

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Incorporating both Etruscan as well as Greek myth, the themes selected for their cultic structures may also have been reflected in numerous locally produced small-scale works, many with ritual connotations which highlights the consistency in the visual language employed by local artists in the service of cult. In this way, the temple terracottas of Etruscan Orvieto provide a case study for visual imagery and cult, with an emphasis on its chthonic aspect, in one of the most preeminent of Etruscan cities.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Art History
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Busby, Kimberly Sue
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Eric Hostetter

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3301107
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87378

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University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh
Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Busby, Kimberly Sue. The Temple Terracottas of Etruscan Orvieto: A Vision of the Underworld in the Art and Cult of Ancient Volsinii. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/87378