\f1 \fs22 On the other hand we have plentiful examples of mural painting, thanks to the tomb
s that were frescoed in their entirety, and of vase painting, most of it based on Greek models. In the field of metalworking, especially in bronze and gold, the Etruscans displayed exceptional imagination in the motifs they used as well as great technica
l skill. The techniques were originally learned from the \b \cf4 \ATXht135 Phoenicians\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , but the Etruscans were soon able to surpass them.\par