Etruria and Anatolia

Explores what the striking similarities in Etruscan and Anatolian material culture reveal about contact and exchange between these distant regions in the Mediterranean. Identifies shared practices, common visual language and movements of objects and artisans in both directions and presents a complex picture of connectivity's modes and implications.

Introduction: Etruria, Anatolia, and Wider Mediterranean Connectivity Lisa C. Pieraccini and Elizabeth P. Baughan; Part I. Broadening Perspectives: A Wider Mediterranean Landscape: 1. From East to West and Beyond Alessandro Naso; Part II. Interpretive Frameworks: 2. Bridging Cultures in the Past and Present Tamar Hodos; 3. Etruria and Anatolia: An Ancient Relationship Framed by the Modern Views of 'Orientalization' Jessica Nowlin; 4. A Tale of Two Buccheri: East and West Theresa Huntsman; 5. The Role of Greek Sanctuaries in Material and Artistic Interactions between Etruria and Anatolia Nassos Papalexandrou; Part III. Technology and Mobility: 6. Wooden Furniture from Verucchio and Gordion Elizabeth Simpson; 7. Refugee Terracotta Craftsmen from Anatolia in Southern Etruria and Latium, 550/540-510 BCE Nancy A. Winter; Part IV. Shared Practices: 8. Etruscan Lightning and Anatolian Images: The Use and Perception of Tridents in Etruria and the East Jean MacIntosh Turfa; 9. Luxury Consumption and Elite Lifestyles Annette Rathje; 10. Tracing Connections Between Archaic Etruria and Anatolia in Material Culture and Funerary Ideology Fernando Gilotta; 11. Rock Tombs and Monuments in South Etruria and Anatolia: Typology, Chronology, Ideology - Differences and Common Elements Stephan Steingrä ber; Part V. Shared and Distinct Iconographies: 12. Wall Paintings from Gordion in their Anatolian Context Susanne Berndt; 13. Chasing the Dog in Etruria and Anatolia: Connections, Context, and Meaning Lisa C. Pieraccini; 14. Reconsidering Ionian and Other Eastern Influences on Etruscan Black-Figure Vase-Painting Dimitris Paleothodoros; Part VI. Shared Forms, Distinct Functions: 15. Forms and Functions of Beds and Couches in Etruscan and Anatolian Tombs Elizabeth P. Baughan; 16. Female Assembly on Archaic Etruscan and Anatolian Funerary Monuments Gretchen Meyers; 17. Anatolian Fashion in Etruscan Clothing: The Case of the Pointed Shoes Tuna are A tü rk; 18. Male Necklaces in the East and West Alexis Q. Castor.