Four ancient Egyptians performing an annual celebration of the dead of their family, with the mummies of the deceased shown behind in niches. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

  • Roccheggiani, Lorenzo, active 1804-1817.
Date:
[1811?]
Reference:
2856126i
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Description

According to the lettering, the figures appear on a black terracotta relief found in Palestrina

Publication/Creation

[Milano] : [Presso li Fratt. Vallardi], [1811?]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 18 x 29.7 cm

Lettering

Anniversaria funzione domestica che si faceva dagli Egizi per i defunti della famiglia. Si veggono nelle nicchie del muro i corpi de'morti imbalsamati, e gia noti col nome di mummie. Bassorilievo in terra cotta d'un misture negra trovato in Palestrina. Roccheggiani dis. e inc. Bears number: T. XXIII

Creator/production credits

Roccheggiani designed and executed etchings in which lost antiquities shown in ancient bas-reliefs etc. were reconstructed as if they were the originals. They are shown together with other antiquities that had survived in museums or in private collections (often exported from Rome and thus no longer available there)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2856126i

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