Liver of Piacenza

Liver of Piacenza

The Liver of Piacenza is an Etruscan artifact found on september 26 1877 near Gossolengo, in the province of Piacenza, Italy. It is a life-sized bronze model of a sheep's liver covered in Etruscan writings. The writings on the liver are names of Etruscan deities. It is believed that the bronze model served as a tool for priests when they practiced haruspicy. It has been dated to the 2nd-3rd century BC. [ de Grummond, "Etruscan Myth, Sacred History and Legend", page 67 ]

The bronze liver is now on display in the Municipal Museum of Piacenza, in the Palazzo Farnese.

ee also

* Etruscan religion

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