StrikingsimilaritiesinEtruscanandAnatolianmaterialculturerevealvariousformsofcontactandexchangebetweentheseregionsonoppositesidesoftheMediterranean.Thisisthefirstcomprehensiveinvestigationoftheseconnections,approachingbothculturesasagentsofartisticexchangeratherthanassidecharactersinaGreek-focusednarrative.Itsynthesizesawiderangeofmaterialevidencefromc.800-300BCE,fromtombarchitectureandfurnituretopaintedvases,terracottareliefs,andmagicamulets.Byidentifyingsharedpractices,commonvisuallanguage,andmovementsofobjectsandartisans(frombotheasttowestandwesttoeast),itilluminatesmanyvariedthreadsoftheinterconnectedancientMediterraneanfabric.Ratherthantryingtoaccountforthesimilaritieswithanyone,overarchingtheory,thisvolumepresentsmultiple,simultaneousmodesandimplicationsofconnectivitywhilealsorecognizingthedistinctlocalidentitiesexpressedthroughsharedartisticandculturaltraditions.
