Most of the artwork did not survive making it difficult for archaeologists to study Etruscan art. Etruscan works have their own style but is influenced by the Greeks. The Greeks in turn influenced the Etruscan artists. The Etruscans kept up a large trade with the East, and many of their art subjects come from the Orient. Because they had large deposits of ore, bronze statues were common but most sculpture was done in clay. They also did beautiful gold work. Large carvings were common. They were excellent as pottery. The Etruscan funeral practices are similar to Egyptian practices, and they both had highly developed funereal art. The Necropolis art of the frescoes lets us know that the people of Etruscan mainly used color even in the very
