{"id":404,"date":"2025-05-23T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/history-of-the-etruscan-chandelier-of-cortona\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:49:37","slug":"history-of-the-etruscan-chandelier-of-cortona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/museum-masterpieces\/history-of-the-etruscan-chandelier-of-cortona\/","title":{"rendered":"The Etruscan chandelier of Cortona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-1 awb-carousel awb-swiper awb-swiper-carousel awb-swiper-dots-position-bottom\" 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data-rotationangle=\"50\" data-depth=\"100\"><div class=\"swiper-wrapper fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\"><div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Museum Masterpieces<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-1\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The Etruscan Lamp of Cortona, a bronze masterpiece dating to the 5th century BC, was discovered in 1840 in the locality of Fratta and acquired by the Accademia Etrusca after a long negotiation. Richly decorated with mythological motifs, it was most likely used in sacred contexts. Today it is one of the most renowned and significant works of the MAEC, an extraordinary example of Etruscan bronze craftsmanship for both its technical refinement and symbolic value.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-1\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-406-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Introduzione_Lampadario_ITA.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Introduzione_Lampadario_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Introduzione_Lampadario_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[2d67657bb9612b31f87]\" data-title=\"1\" title=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona collezione Accademia Etrusca lampadario\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Museum Masterpieces<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[2d67657bb9612b31f87]\" data-title=\"1\" title=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona collezione Accademia Etrusca lampadario\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-2\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-406-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Introduzione_Lampadario_ITA.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Introduzione_Lampadario_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1_Introduzione_Lampadario_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-2\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The Etruscan Lamp of Cortona, a bronze masterpiece dating to the 5th century BC, was discovered in 1840 in the locality of Fratta and acquired by the Accademia Etrusca after a long negotiation. Richly decorated with mythological motifs, it was most likely used in sacred contexts. Today it is one of the most renowned and significant works of the MAEC, an extraordinary example of Etruscan bronze craftsmanship for both its technical refinement and symbolic value.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">The Etruscan temple<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-3\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The Lamp was originally placed in an Etruscan temple, a sacred building dedicated to the gods, characterized by a rectangular plan and a \u0562\u0561\u0580\u0571\u0580 raised access platform. Unlike Greek temples, it featured a single columned fa\u00e7ade and often three inner cellae. Built with perishable materials such as wood and terracotta, only the stone foundations survive today. Near the Lamp, a small inscribed plaque was also discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/la-targhetta-del-lampadario-etrusco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plaque<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-3\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-408-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Tempio_etrusco_ITA.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Tempio_etrusco_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Tempio_etrusco_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[34f086aec12c5104068]\" data-title=\"2 (2)\" title=\"2 (2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona ricostruzione del tempio etrusco e collocazione del Lampadario\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">The Etruscan temple<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-10 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[34f086aec12c5104068]\" data-title=\"2 (2)\" title=\"2 (2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona ricostruzione del tempio etrusco e collocazione del Lampadario\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-11 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-4\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-408-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Tempio_etrusco_ITA.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Tempio_etrusco_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2_Tempio_etrusco_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-4\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The Lamp was originally placed in an Etruscan temple, a sacred building dedicated to the gods, characterized by a rectangular plan and a \u0562\u0561\u0580\u0571\u0580 raised access platform. Unlike Greek temples, it featured a single columned fa\u00e7ade and often three inner cellae. Built with perishable materials such as wood and terracotta, only the stone foundations survive today. Near the Lamp, a small inscribed plaque was also discovered <a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/la-targhetta-del-lampadario-etrusco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plaque<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-12 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">The Symbolism of the Chandelier<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-5\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The general iconography of the chandelier, with its continuous references to the Greek concept of K\u00f2mos and Pythagorean doctrines (mediated through Etruscan interpretation), allows us to consider this artifact as a \u201cbridge\u201d between Etruscan discipline and Greek cosmology\u2014an illustration meant to explain the known universe, encompassing the celestial, terrestrial, and infernal spheres.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-5\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-409-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3_Introduzione_simbologia_lampadario_ITA.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3_Introduzione_simbologia_lampadario_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3_Introduzione_simbologia_lampadario_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-13 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-end fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"margin-top:10px;max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" muted=\"true\" loop=\"true\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/video\/MAEC_Cortona_video_intro_Lampadario.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-14 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">The Symbolism of the Chandelier<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-15 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" 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style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-409-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3_Introduzione_simbologia_lampadario_ITA.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3_Introduzione_simbologia_lampadario_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/3_Introduzione_simbologia_lampadario_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-6\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The general iconography of the chandelier, with its continuous references to the Greek concept of K\u00f2mos and Pythagorean doctrines (mediated through Etruscan interpretation), allows us to consider this artifact as a \u201cbridge\u201d between Etruscan discipline and Greek cosmology\u2014an illustration meant to explain the known universe, encompassing the celestial, terrestrial, and infernal spheres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-18 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Achelous<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-7\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Starting from the outermost rim of the basin and moving inward, one encounters 16 protomes of Achelous alternating with 16 spouts decorated with palmettes. In Etruscan culture, Achelous symbolized the power of water and fertility, and was associated with the passage between life and death.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-7\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-410-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Acheloo_ENG.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Acheloo_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Acheloo_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-19 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-7 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[ec220b66b29f1f43da2]\" data-title=\"MAEC_Acheloo (2)\" title=\"MAEC_Acheloo (2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona dettaglio di Acheloo \" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-20 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Achelous<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-21 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-8 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-22 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[ec220b66b29f1f43da2]\" data-title=\"MAEC_Acheloo (2)\" title=\"MAEC_Acheloo (2)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona dettaglio di Acheloo \" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-2.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-23 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-8\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-410-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Acheloo_ENG.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Acheloo_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4_Acheloo_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-8\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Starting from the outermost rim of the basin and moving inward, one encounters 16 protomes of Achelous alternating with 16 spouts decorated with palmettes. In Etruscan culture, Achelous symbolized the power of water and fertility, and was associated with the passage between life and death.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-24 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Sirens<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-9\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Beneath each of the sixteen spouts appear eight winged sirens with outstretched wings and hands resting on their chests, each alternating with eight ithyphallic satyrs.<br \/>\nThe sirens are traditionally charged with ambiguity: through their song they could bring joy, foretell the future, and also herald death. At the same time, they were regarded as guardians of the deceased\u2019s memory and as guides escorting souls to the afterlife.<br \/>\nAccording to Pythagorean doctrine, the eight notes emitted by each siren together formed the harmony of the celestial spheres, themselves composed of eight heavens.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-9\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-412-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_Sirene_ENG.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_Sirene_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_Sirene_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-25 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-9 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[d831bfc314ad3049e6f]\" data-title=\"MAEC_Sirene\" title=\"MAEC_Sirene\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziate le sirene\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-26 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Sirens<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-27 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-10 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-28 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[d831bfc314ad3049e6f]\" data-title=\"MAEC_Sirene\" title=\"MAEC_Sirene\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziate le sirene\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Sirene.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-29 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-10\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-412-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_Sirene_ENG.mp3?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_Sirene_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/5_Sirene_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-10\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Beneath each of the sixteen spouts appear eight winged sirens with outstretched wings and hands resting on their chests, each alternating with eight ithyphallic satyrs.<br \/>\nThe sirens are traditionally charged with ambiguity: through their song they could bring joy, foretell the future, and also herald death. At the same time, they were regarded as guardians of the deceased\u2019s memory and as guides escorting souls to the afterlife.<br \/>\nAccording to Pythagorean doctrine, the eight notes emitted by each siren together formed the harmony of the celestial spheres, themselves composed of eight heavens.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-30 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Satyrs<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-11\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Eight ithyphallic satyrs, alternately playing the double aulos and the syrinx with their legs bent, appear to take part in a procession, alternating with the eight sirens. Like the sirens, their hybrid nature symbolizes the connection between the world of the living and that of the dead. In particular, the erect phallus alludes to the concept of rebirth. They belong to the celestial dimension, as they are represented in the constellation that replaces Sagittarius.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-11\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-413-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Satiri_ENG.mp3?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Satiri_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Satiri_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-31 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-11 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[fb5b57da2ff7863531e]\" data-title=\"MAEC_Acheloo\" title=\"MAEC_Acheloo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziate le sirene\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-32 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Satyrs<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-33 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-12 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-34 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[fb5b57da2ff7863531e]\" data-title=\"MAEC_Acheloo\" title=\"MAEC_Acheloo\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziate le sirene\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_Acheloo.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-35 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-12\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-413-12\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Satiri_ENG.mp3?_=12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Satiri_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6_Satiri_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-12\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Eight ithyphallic satyrs, alternately playing the double aulos and the syrinx with their legs bent, appear to take part in a procession, alternating with the eight sirens. Like the sirens, their hybrid nature symbolizes the connection between the world of the living and that of the dead. In particular, the erect phallus alludes to the concept of rebirth. They belong to the celestial dimension, as they are represented in the constellation that replaces Sagittarius.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-36 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Dolphins<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-13\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>On the lamp, eight leaping dolphins appear above a marine wave. In Etruscan culture, the dolphin was a symbol rich in meaning, often associated with the sea, death, and rebirth. Frequently depicted in funerary art, it represented a guide for the soul toward the afterlife, assuming a psychopomp role.<br \/>\nAs a creature of the sea, it also evoked purification and renewal, in keeping with the symbolic value of water for the Etruscans. The sea waves themselves symbolize the boundaries of the earthly world.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-13\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-414-13\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7_Delfini_ENG.mp3?_=13\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7_Delfini_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7_Delfini_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-37 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-13 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[41057944f971496418c]\" data-title=\"MAEC_delfini_onda\" title=\"MAEC_delfini_onda\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziati gli Acheloo\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-38 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Dolphins<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-39 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-14 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-40 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[41057944f971496418c]\" data-title=\"MAEC_delfini_onda\" title=\"MAEC_delfini_onda\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziati gli Acheloo\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_delfini_onda.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-41 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-14\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-414-14\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7_Delfini_ENG.mp3?_=14\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7_Delfini_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7_Delfini_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-14\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>On the lamp, eight leaping dolphins appear above a marine wave. In Etruscan culture, the dolphin was a symbol rich in meaning, often associated with the sea, death, and rebirth. Frequently depicted in funerary art, it represented a guide for the soul toward the afterlife, assuming a psychopomp role.<br \/>\nAs a creature of the sea, it also evoked purification and renewal, in keeping with the symbolic value of water for the Etruscans. The sea waves themselves symbolize the boundaries of the earthly world.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-42 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Hunting scenes<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-15\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>On the lamp there are twelve animals arranged in four hunting scenes, each composed as follows: a boar attacked by a panther and a lion; a horse bitten by a griffin and a lion; a bull assaulted by a griffin and a panther; and a stag attacked by a panther and a lion.<br \/>\nThese hunting scenes, in which herbivores succumb to carnivores, are generally interpreted as allusions to the inevitability of death. From an astronomical perspective, the four groups\u2014each made up of three animals\u2014may evoke the four seasons, each consisting of three months, while the total number of animals, twelve, corresponds to the months of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-15\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-415-15\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8_Scene_caccia_ENG.mp3?_=15\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8_Scene_caccia_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8_Scene_caccia_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-43 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-15 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[3817d02ef10b4d2a08f]\" data-title=\"MAEC_scene_caccia\" title=\"MAEC_scene_caccia\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziati gli Acheloo\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-44 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Hunting scenes<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-45 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-16 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-46 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[3817d02ef10b4d2a08f]\" data-title=\"MAEC_scene_caccia\" title=\"MAEC_scene_caccia\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco sono evidenziati gli Acheloo\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_scene_caccia.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-47 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-16\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-415-16\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8_Scene_caccia_ENG.mp3?_=16\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8_Scene_caccia_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8_Scene_caccia_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-16\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>On the lamp there are twelve animals arranged in four hunting scenes, each composed as follows: a boar attacked by a panther and a lion; a horse bitten by a griffin and a lion; a bull assaulted by a griffin and a panther; and a stag attacked by a panther and a lion.<br \/>\nThese hunting scenes, in which herbivores succumb to carnivores, are generally interpreted as allusions to the inevitability of death. From an astronomical perspective, the four groups\u2014each made up of three animals\u2014may evoke the four seasons, each consisting of three months, while the total number of animals, twelve, corresponds to the months of the year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-48 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-17 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Medusa<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-17\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Medusa is one of the three Gorgons of Greek mythology, the only mortal among her sisters Stheno and Euryale, daughters of the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto. Originally depicted as monsters with golden wings, bronze hands, and serpents for hair, the Gorgons were later represented as beautiful maidens.<br \/>\nAccording to ancient sources, Medusa dwelled in the far West or in Libya. In several versions of the myth, she was at first an extraordinarily beautiful woman, transformed into a monster by Athena as punishment for having lain with Poseidon in the goddess\u2019s temple.<br \/>\nPerseus slew her, and from her blood were born Chrysaor and Pegasus; from the drops of blood that fell to the ground, coral was said to have originated. Homer mentions only one Gorgon, whose head was set upon Athena\u2019s aegis.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-17\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-416-17\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9_Medusa_ITA.mp3?_=17\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9_Medusa_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9_Medusa_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-49 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-17 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[b5fd414f5972a41c970]\" data-title=\"MAEC_medusa\" title=\"MAEC_medusa\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco \u00e8 evidenziata medusa\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-50 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-18 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Medusa<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-51 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-18 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-52 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-16 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa.webp\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[b5fd414f5972a41c970]\" data-title=\"MAEC_medusa\" title=\"MAEC_medusa\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"MAEC Cortona riproduzione grafica dei simboli presenti sul Lampadario etrusco \u00e8 evidenziata medusa\" src=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-200x113.webp 200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_medusa.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-53 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-18\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-416-18\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9_Medusa_ITA.mp3?_=18\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9_Medusa_ITA.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/9_Medusa_ITA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-18\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Medusa is one of the three Gorgons of Greek mythology, the only mortal among her sisters Stheno and Euryale, daughters of the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto. Originally depicted as monsters with golden wings, bronze hands, and serpents for hair, the Gorgons were later represented as beautiful maidens.<br \/>\nAccording to ancient sources, Medusa dwelled in the far West or in Libya. In several versions of the myth, she was at first an extraordinarily beautiful woman, transformed into a monster by Athena as punishment for having lain with Poseidon in the goddess\u2019s temple.<br \/>\nPerseus slew her, and from her blood were born Chrysaor and Pegasus; from the drops of blood that fell to the ground, coral was said to have originated. Homer mentions only one Gorgon, whose head was set upon Athena\u2019s aegis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion-flex-column post-card swiper-slide\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-carousel-item-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-54 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-19 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Method of Manufacture: Lost-Wax Casting<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-tb fusion-content-tb-19\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>A clay core shaped like the lamp is first created and coated with a layer of decorated wax. This is then covered with a second layer of clay and fired: the wax melts away, leaving its imprint inside the mold. Molten bronze is poured into the resulting cavity.<br \/>\nOnce cooled, the clay casing is broken open and the object is finished with files and chisels, with final details such as small serpents and engraved decorations carefully added.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-audio fusion-audio-19\" style=\"--awb-progress-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-max-width:100%;--awb-border-size:0;--awb-border-top-left-radius:0px;--awb-border-top-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-right-radius:0px;--awb-border-bottom-left-radius:0px;\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-418-19\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10_fusione_Lampadario_ENG.mp3?_=19\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10_fusione_Lampadario_ENG.mp3\">https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10_fusione_Lampadario_ENG.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-55 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-end fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-19 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/en\/discover-the-museum\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">MAEC<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-selfhosted-video\" style=\"margin-top:10px;max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-wrapper\"><video playsinline=\"true\" width=\"100%\" style=\"object-fit: cover;\" autoplay=\"true\" muted=\"true\" loop=\"true\" preload=\"auto\" controls=\"1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/parcoarcheologico.cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/video\/Lampadario_fusione.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">Sorry, your browser doesn&#039;t support embedded videos.<\/video><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-56 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-20 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Method of Manufacture: Lost-Wax Casting<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-57 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-content-layout-row\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-small button-custom fusion-button-default button-20 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 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This is then covered with a second layer of clay and fired: the wax melts away, leaving its imprint inside the mold. Molten bronze is poured into the resulting cavity.<br \/>\nOnce cooled, the clay casing is broken open and the object is finished with files and chisels, with final details such as small serpents and engraved decorations carefully added.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><div class=\"awb-swiper-button awb-swiper-button-prev\"><i class=\"fa-angle-left fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"awb-swiper-button awb-swiper-button-next\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-21 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Discover more<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Adjacent to the gallery dedicated to Cortona before the foundation of the Accademia lies the entrance to the Chandelier Room, a small space housing one of the most renowned and significant objects in the Accademia\u2019s collection \u2014 a true \u201csymbol\u201d of the cultural mission carried out over time by the Cortonese institution.<br \/>This monument, one of the most remarkable examples of Etruscan bronze craftsmanship, was discovered in 1840 near Cortona, in the locality of Fratta, and was acquired by the Accademia Etrusca a few years later, after a long and complex negotiation. <\/p>\n<p>The decoration presents an extraordinarily complex iconography. The outer band, corresponding to the lower edge of the nozzles, is adorned with alternating figures of silens and harpies or sirens: the former play the syrinx or double flute, while the latter hold their arms folded across their chests. A further band displays stylized waves with dolphins leaping across them, regularly placed beneath the silens\u2019 feet. In the innermost band runs a sequence of hunting scenes, composed of four groups of two wild beasts attacking a weaker animal. At the center, surrounded by a crown of small serpents, is the gorgoneion with gaping mouth and protruding tongue. Alternating with the nozzles, where flames once burned, are sixteen protomes of Acheloos. <\/p>\n<p>The exterior of the nozzles, as well as the central shaft, features recurring vegetal motifs. The chandelier was intended for a sacred building of considerable importance. Although the exact location of the sanctuary remains unknown, it was likely situated in a well-frequented area or along a major communication route, probably in the Valdichiana at the foot of Cortona. The circumstances of its discovery do not allow greater precision, though a connection with one of the recently identified sacred buildings near Camucia cannot be excluded.<br \/>The style, decorative complexity, and comparable works suggest that the object was produced in a workshop of inland north-central Etruria, particularly skilled in high-quality bronze production, around the second half of the 4th century BCE \u2014 a period of prosperity in the region, fostered by agricultural development and trade with centers beyond the Apennines and along the crucial route following the Clanis valley toward the Paglia and the Tiber, connecting Clusium, Orvieto, and Rome.  <\/p>\n<p>A different dating applies to the inscribed plaque displayed alongside the chandelier. Found together with the object and attached to it by nails still visible on two nozzles, its script cannot be dated later than the 2nd century BCE. It likely represents a renewed dedication of the object. The inscription clarifies the votive nature (tinscvil) of the offering made by the Mu\u015bni family.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 awb-sticky awb-sticky-medium awb-sticky-large fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:25%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:7.68%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:7.68%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;--awb-sticky-offset:145px;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-22 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><strong>3D, Video and Multimedia Materials<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-21 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 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5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_text_transform:capitalize;--button_font_size:12px;--button_padding-top:10px;--button_padding-right:20px;--button_padding-bottom:10px;--button_padding-left:20px;--button_margin-bottom:5px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jVt3uUjn1Fw\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-youtube fab awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">The Antiquarian History of the Etruscan Chandelier of Cortona<\/span><\/a><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-24 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_text_transform:capitalize;--button_font_size:12px;--button_padding-top:10px;--button_padding-right:20px;--button_padding-bottom:10px;--button_padding-left:20px;--button_margin-bottom:5px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TffsCoHLMSw\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-youtube fab awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">The Decoration of the Etruscan Chandelier<\/span><\/a><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-25 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_text_transform:capitalize;--button_font_size:12px;--button_padding-top:10px;--button_padding-right:20px;--button_padding-bottom:10px;--button_padding-left:20px;--button_margin-bottom:5px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OjeFVi98IeE\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-youtube fab awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">The Making of the Etruscan Chandelier of Cortona<\/span><\/a><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-26 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_text_transform:capitalize;--button_font_size:12px;--button_padding-top:10px;--button_padding-right:20px;--button_padding-bottom:10px;--button_padding-left:20px;--button_margin-bottom:5px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x5j4i-HhaJU\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-youtube fab awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">The Chandelier of Cortona \u2013 Jean Blanchaert on the Etruscans<\/span><\/a><\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-27 fusion-button-span-yes \" style=\"--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color4-h),calc(var(--awb-color4-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color4-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color4-a));--button_text_transform:capitalize;--button_font_size:12px;--button_padding-top:10px;--button_padding-right:20px;--button_padding-bottom:10px;--button_padding-left:20px;--button_margin-bottom:5px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=am-0eNLFJeA\"><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-left\"><i class=\"fa-youtube fab awb-button__icon awb-button__icon--default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default fusion-button-text-left\">The Chandelier at Fondazione Luigi Rovati, Milan<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:3;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-23 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:38;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Download, read, and explore further<\/h2><\/div><ul style=\"--awb-line-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-width:27.2px;--awb-icon-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-margin:11.2px;--awb-content-margin:38.4px;--awb-circlecolor:var(--awb-color4);--awb-circle-yes-font-size:14.08px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-file-pdf fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/P_Giulierini_Lampadario_Cortona.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIULIERINI, Il Lampadario di Cortona: una cosmografia celeste di matrice etrusco-pitagorica?, \u00abAccademia Etrusca. Annuario \u00bb, XXXV, 2013-2015, Cortona, 2016. (download PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-file-pdf fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MAEC_guida_Lampadario_etrusco.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P.BRUSCHETTI, P. GIULIERINI, MAEC, Museo dell\u2019Accademia Etrusca e della Citt\u00e0 di Cortona. Guida alle collezioni, Cortona, Tiphys Edizioni, 2018. (download PDF)  <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-file-pdf fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cortonamaec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mostra_Il_Lampadario_di_Cortona.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IL LAMPADARIO DI CORTONA. Dal collezionismo delle origini alle raccolte contemporanee. Milano, Fondazione Luigi Rovati, 2022-2023. Mostra a cura di Paolo Bruschetti e Giulio Paolucci. Approfondimento di Paolo Bruschetti. (download PDF)     <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><ul style=\"--awb-line-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-width:27.2px;--awb-icon-height:27.2px;--awb-icon-margin:11.2px;--awb-content-margin:38.4px;--awb-circlecolor:var(--awb-color4);--awb-circle-yes-font-size:14.08px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-2 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-book-open fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.R. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DEL FRANCIA<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, P. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRUSCHETTI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, P. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ZAMARCHI GRASSI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuove letture del Lampadario etrusco. Presentazione di F. Nicosia e U. Procacci, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cortona, Editrice Grafica l\u2019Etruria, 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-book-open fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRUSCHETTI<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il lampadario di Cortona<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Calosci, 1979.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-book-open fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alburz, R. and Tol, G. (2024) <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Re-Evaluation of the Iconography of the Etruscan Bronze Lamp of Cortona. Etruscan and Italic Studies, <\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vol. 27 (Issue 1-2), pp. 18-57.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/etst-2023-0019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/etst-2023-0019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-external-link-alt fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lucidalletenebre.cortonamaec.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mostra Luci dalle tenebre, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-external-link-alt fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondazioneluigirovati.org\/it\/museo\/appuntamenti-e-mostre\/mostre\/il-lampadario-di-cortona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mostra Il Lampadario di Cortona, 2022-2023 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-external-link-alt fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accademia-etrusca.org\/oggetto\/lampadario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scheda dell\u2019opera sul sito dell&#8217;Accademia Etrusca di Cortona<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-external-link-alt fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilgiornaledellarte.com\/Articolo\/Tesori-etruschi-della-Toscana-Il-Lampadario-Etrusco-di-Cortona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il Giornale dell\u2019Arte &#8211; Tesori etruschi della Toscana: Il Lampadario etrusco di Cortona di Giuseppe M. Della Fina<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon fa-external-link-alt fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lampadario_etrusco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wikipedia &#8211; Il Lampadario etrusco <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":606,"parent":581,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-404","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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