Etruscan bronze tubular element

Etruscan bronze tubular element from the Necropoli del Poggione, Asciano, Tuscany. Bronze tubular element, probably used to pull a chariot carrying perfumes with a bird-shaped end. Orientalizing period, late 7th-early 6th century BCE. Tomb A, Necropolis of Poggione, Castelnuovo Berardenga. Displayed at the Civic Museum of Archaeology and Sacred Art at Palazzo Corboli, Asciano. Mangani 1988-1989. Processed in Reality Capture from 295 images. GDH ID No. C30_108882_a This project was done under the authority of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per le province di Siena Grosseto e Arezzo in collaboration with Global Digital Heritage and the Municipality of Asciano. We thank all the staff from Palazzo Corboli for making the collection accessible and for providing an excellent work environment.