The Regolini-Galassi tomb is one of the most historically significant burials at the Banditaccia necropolis. Named after its 19th-century excavators, the tomb dates to around 650 BCE and contained the burial of a high-status woman surrounded by objects of extraordinary craftsmanship — golden jewellery, bronze furniture, amber and ivory ornaments, and a ceremonial chariot. Almost everything in the tomb was removed to Rome and the Vatican, where the pieces now form the core collection of the Gregorian Etruscan Museum.
The tomb itself is a long dromos (entrance corridor) cut into the tufa, leading to a series of burial chambers. It is unusual in that it was never plundered in antiquity — the intact quality of the burial is what made it so significant. You can visit the site within the necropolis, though the chambers are visible only from the entrance. The contrast between the tomb's modest exterior and the extraordinary wealth it once contained says much about the Etruscan relationship between outer restraint and inner extravagance.