From the Depths of Italy: Ancient Mysteries Unearthed in an Etruscan Bronze Lamp

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From the Depths of Italy: Ancient Mysteries Unearthed in an Etruscan Bronze Lamp

A reassessment of the ancient bronze lamp has determined that it is a ritual artifact linked to the secretive worship of Dionysus. A recent study published in De Gruyter's Etruscan and Italic Studies suggests that an ornately designed bronze lamp, discovered in a ditch near Cortona in central Italy