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  1. Sculpture, painting, and design of the first
  2. known Italian civilization. Etruscan
  3. terracotta coffins (sarcophagi), carved with
  4. reliefs and topped with portraits of the dead
  5. reclining on one elbow, were to influence the
  6. later Romans and early Christians. Pottery,
  7. bronzeware, and mural paintings survive. Most
  8. examples are from excavated tombs; bright
  9. colours and a vigorous style are typical and
  10. show influences of archaic Greece and the
  11. Middle East.
  12.