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Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, CA. 540 BCE, Archaic Pd., doorways lead to place where the deceased were placed, beam on top, decorated in temple-like structure (pediment), animals (kimera, sphinx, man on horse thought to be Pegasus and Bellerophon), 2 figures of bulls above doors (1) facing us apatropaic (2) beard & human face, bull 2 charging 2 male figures during intercourse with erect falice (could be depicting Oculus), raises a lot of questions about Etruscan sexuality, bull1 with 2 men and 1 woman (the woman is being penetrated)
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