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Etruscan Sun-Dial Room

The Sun-Dial Room adds Attic and Etruscan ceramics to the Etruscan Museum route. Its named setting is worth a pause if you are following the collection’s pottery displays in sequence.

Etruscan Sun-Dial Room

Why go

Room XXI offers another place to compare Greek and Etruscan ceramic material within the Vatican collection. The sun-dial name identifies the space, while the vessels give it a concrete subject beyond that label. It is most rewarding when seen with the vase collection, where differences in form and painting become easier to notice.

What to look for

  • A fragment of the former floor sun-dial is on display.
  • Sixteenth-century window panels show landscapes and grotesques.
  • Attic and Etruscan vases share the room.

Useful to know

  • Pair it with the vase collection to compare the ceramic displays.

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Outdoor visit · 5–10 min

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