1 Day, 4 Towns - No 4 Volterra
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Arriving in Volterra we found the Etruscan Museum Guarnacci was “the” place to visit. We were at first reluctant, entry fee + an audio guide were lots of euros, but once in we thoroughly enjoyed the amazing collections it contained. Got “home” exhausted after a lovely day of sightseeing.
By far the most beautiful of all the urns was this, the Urn of the Married Couple. Believed to date from 80 BC - 90 BC the tenderness & realism of the faces is truly remarkable.
The Etruscan urns (said to be more than 400) are miniature sarcophagi, intended to contain the ashes of the dead. Most have the effigy of the deceased recumbent on the lid.
Monsignor Mario Guarnacci ( 1701 - 1785 ), a prominent priest & promoter of numerous archaeological excavation campaigns, who gave his entire collection to the museum.
