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Nenfro
Nenfro
is a
volcanic rock
,
gray
tuff
with a
soft
but compact structure,
typical
of the
Viterbo
region
that the
Etruscans
used in their
sculptures
of
northern
Lazio:
The
Winged Lion of Vulci
, in the
Louvre
The
Centaur of Vulci
,
preserved
in the
Villa Giulia
in
Rome
The
sarcophagus
of
Laris
Pulena MS 3488 of
Civita Musarna
.
The
sarcophagi
figured
at the
galleries
and the
entrance
to the
Tarquinia National Museum
One of its
features
is to take a pinkish
tint
when
drying
.
