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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Troiana / Events before the Trojan War / The Greeks prepare for war / The sacrifice of Iphigenia / Iphigenia in Tauris / Orestes and Iphigenia recognise each other
Orestes / Census of Antique Art Known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani
Orestes / After the death of Clytemnestra / Orestes acquitted by the Areopag

Further details

Sides of the Sacrophagus mounted together, at the left-hand side the Orestes and Iphigenie, on the right-hand side Minerva voting and a Fury

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

2nd century (third quarter)

Location

Rome, Palazzo Giustiniani

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

Giulio Emmanuele Rizzo, Sculture antiche del Palazzo Giustiniani, in Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma 32-33 (1904-1905), fig. 21

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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