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Painting with phersu (mask) figure and dog (?)
Author: Siena FaillaAnswer:
Tomb of the Augurs, Tarquinia, Ca. 530 BCE, phersu with leash and pointed collar, if he pulls on the collar the animal will attack, the figure with their face covered is being attacked (most likely a criminal sentenced to death), first depiction of a funerary game with ritual bloodletting,
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