Tomb of the Dancers
Peucetian tomb in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tomb of the Dancers or Tomb of the Dancing Women (Italian: Tomba delle danzatrici) is a Peucetian tomb in Ruvo di Puglia, Italy. It was discovered in the Corso Cotugno necropolis in November 1833.[1] The date of its construction is uncertain, dates ranging from the end of the fifth century BC[2] to the mid-fourth century BC[1] have been proposed. In any case, the tomb's frescoes are the oldest example of figurative painting in Apulia, together with another tomb in Gravina di Puglia. The Peucetians borrowed the practice of painting tombs from the Etruscans, who had an important influence on their culture.[2] The tomb is named after the dancing women which appear on the frescoes in the tomb. The panels with the frescoes are now exhibited in the Naples National Archaeological Museum, inv. 9353.