Fra le 38 tombe di epoca etrusca scavate nella roccia che compongono la necropoli del Palazzone la più celebre è l’ipogeo dei Volumni scoperta nel 1840 alla periferia di Porta San Giovanni.

Si tratta di una serie di ambienti sotterranei con soffitti decorati riproducenti nell’insieme la forma di una casa romana a cui si accede da una ripida scala: il “dromos”.
Sullo stipite destro della porta di entrata si trova l’iscrizione etrusca dedicatoria in tre righe verticali, che permette di far risalire la proprietà della tomba alla famiglia dei Volumni (Velimna). Sul grande atrio con tetto a spiovente e al cui vertice fu posta la figura di un genietto fittile, si aprono tre piccole celle su ogni lato, i “cubicula”, ed una cella nel fondo, il “tablinium”.

Non è certa la datazione di questo tumulo ma approssimativamente si può collocare intorno al II secolo avanti Cristo. Nel “tablinum” sono disposte le urne cinerarie, una in marmo e cinque in travertino. L’urna più importante è quella d’Aurente Volumnio, capo famiglia e magistrato, ritratto disteso sul letto funebre nell’atto di presentare offerte agli dei. In basso sono scolpite due Lase, divinità infernali alate poste a guardia delle porte dell’Ade.

Annessa all’ipogeo c’è un’importante raccolta di piccole urne, proveniente dalla vicina Necropoli del Palazzone ed un piccolo museo, con oggetti ritrovati all’interno della tomba.

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Among the 38 tombs dating back to the Etruscan period dig away in the rock that are part of the necropolis of the Palazzone, the most famous one is the subterranean of the Volumni discovered in 1840 at the outskirts of Porta San Giovanni.

It is a series of underground atmospheres with roofs decorated, reproducing together the form of a roman house one can enter through steep stairs: the “dromos”. On the right frame of the entrance door we can find the Etruscan dedicatory inscription in three vertical lines, that allows us to give the property of the tomb to the Volumni (Velimna) family. On the large hall with gable roof and on top of which was placed the image of a wiz kid, are located three small cells on each side, the “cubicula”, and a cell at the back, the “tablinium”. We are not sure of the date of this “tumulo” but more or less it can be dated back to the second century before Christ. In the “tablinium” are placed the urns, one in marble and five in travertine.

The oldest and most important urn is the one of Aurente Volumnio, head of household and judge, painted laying down on his funerary bed while he is presenting offers to the gods. In the low part are carved two Lase, immoral divinities with wings placed as guards at the doors of the Ade. Next to the subterranean there is an important collection of small urns, coming from the nearby Necropolis of the Palazzone and a small museum, with objects found inside the tomb.

Opening: Every day from 9.00 to 18:00.

Among the 38 tombs dating back to the Etruscan period dig away in the rock that are part of the necropolis of the Palazzone, the most famous one is the subterranean of the Volumni discovered in 1840 at the outskirts of Porta San Giovanni.

It is a series of underground atmospheres with roofs decorated, reproducing together the form of a roman house one can enter through steep stairs: the “dromos”. On the right frame of the entrance door we can find the Etruscan dedicatory inscription in three vertical lines, that allows us to give the property of the tomb to the Volumni (Velimna) family. On the large hall with gable roof and on top of which was placed the image of a wiz kid, are located three small cells on each side, the “cubicula”, and a cell at the back, the “tablinium”. We are not sure of the date of this “tumulo” but more or less it can be dated back to the second century before Christ. In the “tablinium” are placed the urns, one in marble and five in travertine.

The oldest and most important urn is the one of Aurente Volumnio, head of household and judge, painted laying down on his funerary bed while he is presenting offers to the gods. In the low part are carved two Lase, immoral divinities with wings placed as guards at the doors of the Ade. Next to the subterranean there is an important collection of small urns, coming from the nearby Necropolis of the Palazzone and a small museum, with objects found inside the tomb.

Opening: Every day from 9.00 to 18:00.

Among the 38 tombs dating back to the Etruscan period dig away in the rock that are part of the necropolis of the Palazzone, the most famous one is the subterranean of the Volumni discovered in 1840 at the outskirts of Porta San Giovanni.

It is a series of underground atmospheres with roofs decorated, reproducing together the form of a roman house one can enter through steep stairs: the “dromos”. On the right frame of the entrance door we can find the Etruscan dedicatory inscription in three vertical lines, that allows us to give the property of the tomb to the Volumni (Velimna) family. On the large hall with gable roof and on top of which was placed the image of a wiz kid, are located three small cells on each side, the “cubicula”, and a cell at the back, the “tablinium”. We are not sure of the date of this “tumulo” but more or less it can be dated back to the second century before Christ. In the “tablinium” are placed the urns, one in marble and five in travertine.

The oldest and most important urn is the one of Aurente Volumnio, head of household and judge, painted laying down on his funerary bed while he is presenting offers to the gods. In the low part are carved two Lase, immoral divinities with wings placed as guards at the doors of the Ade. Next to the subterranean there is an important collection of small urns, coming from the nearby Necropolis of the Palazzone and a small museum, with objects found inside the tomb.

Opening: Every day from 9.00 to 18:00.

Among the 38 tombs dating back to the Etruscan period dig away in the rock that are part of the necropolis of the Palazzone, the most famous one is the subterranean of the Volumni discovered in 1840 at the outskirts of Porta San Giovanni.

It is a series of underground atmospheres with roofs decorated, reproducing together the form of a roman house one can enter through steep stairs: the “dromos”. On the right frame of the entrance door we can find the Etruscan dedicatory inscription in three vertical lines, that allows us to give the property of the tomb to the Volumni (Velimna) family. On the large hall with gable roof and on top of which was placed the image of a wiz kid, are located three small cells on each side, the “cubicula”, and a cell at the back, the “tablinium”. We are not sure of the date of this “tumulo” but more or less it can be dated back to the second century before Christ. In the “tablinium” are placed the urns, one in marble and five in travertine.

The oldest and most important urn is the one of Aurente Volumnio, head of household and judge, painted laying down on his funerary bed while he is presenting offers to the gods. In the low part are carved two Lase, immoral divinities with wings placed as guards at the doors of the Ade. Next to the subterranean there is an important collection of small urns, coming from the nearby Necropolis of the Palazzone and a small museum, with objects found inside the tomb.

Opening: Every day from 9.00 to 18:00.