The earliest molded sculpture is found on the seventhcentury BC terracotta lids of cinerary urns such as Poggio Renzo at Chiusi or Montescudaio. Another traditional type of sculpture is seen in bronze figurines, starting in the middle of the seventh century BC. From about the same period, large-scale stone sculpture begins to be carved at settlements such as Vetulonia and Caere and slightly later terracotta examples, again from Caere. Some of these developments are connected figuratively with the mythical figure of the Corinthian Demaratus. However, elaborate terracotta sculptures on public buildings at Murlo and friezes from Murlo and Acquarossa show strong local foundations as well. Over the course of time, individual cities developed their own regional traditions of sculpture, influenced as much by the available materials (soft limestone at Chiusi, alabaster at Volterrra, volcanic stone at Vulci, terracotta at Veii) as by cultural tradition.
Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans. Simon K. F. Stoddart.