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EDITOR’S NOTE
In the body text, most sites of archaeological finds are given with their modern place names preceding their ancient names, e.g. Narce/Tevnalthia.
ARTIST’S NOTE
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Giuseppe Rava, via Borgotto 17, 48018 Faenza (RA), Italy
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AUTHORS’ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to express their gratitude to all the scholars, friends and colleagues who supported this project. First of all, to Dr Marina Mattei, curator of the Capitolini Musei, Rome, who assisted us during trips to the capital and South Etruria, and in locating material in Roman and Tuscan museums; and to Prof Livio Zerbini of Ferrara University, for his valuable help in obtaining permissions for access and photography.
Our thanks also to three eminent scholars: to Dr Prof Mario Iozzo, current director of the Archaeological Museum of Florence, who opened the Museum’s treasures for us, including the reserve collection; to Dr Cianferoni Giuseppina Carlotta of the Soprintendenza per I Beni Archeologici della Toscana, former director of the Museum, for access to the ‘Amazons Sarcophagus’; and, last but not least, to our dear friend Gabriele Cateni, who gave us photographic access to the Museum Guarnacci in Volterra, just a year before God called him to a better life.
For assistance in the field we are indebted to Dr Massimo Bizzarri, who joined us in many of the Etruscan localities, and to Dr Andrey Negin, to whom we also owe some of the illustrations. Particular thanks also to Dr Maurizio Martinelli, for providing a copy of his important work on Villanovan armament.
Photographic credits are owed to the following museums and institutions (pictures marked ‘author’s photo’ were taken by Raffaele D’Amato): Archaeological Museum of Ancient Olympia; National Archaeological Museum, Tarquinia; Etruscan Museum Guarnacci, Volterra; National Archaeological Museum of Umbria, Perugia; Museum of the Etruscan Academy and city of Cortona; National Archaeological Museum, Florence; National Archaeological Museum Gaius Cilnius Mecenas, Arezzo; National Archaeological Museum, Chiusi; the Soprintendenza Archeologica del Lazio e dell’Etruria Meridionale; Museum of Antiquities, Turin; National Archaeological Museum, Siena; the Vatican Gregorian Etruscan Museum; British Museum; Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, University of Reading; Whiteknights.
As always, we are deeply grateful to the magister Giuseppe Rava, for exercising his usual skill to bring the ancient Etruscans back to life.