Tarquinia (Lazio; Italy);Monterozzi Necropolis (UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004)Tomba degli Auguri / tomb of the Augurus (Etruscan tomb chamber; around 550-530 BC; discovered April 1878).A phersu ('masked man') is holding a rope that is attached to the collar of a black dog. When the phersu pulls on the rope; as depicted in the fresco; a nail on the dog's collar bites into its neck; enraging the animal and causing it to attack a tethered man.Wall painting; Etruscan; c. 550/530 BC. /Right side wall; cutout; right part.Measurements of the cut at the base 130 cm.Photo; undated.