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Historia Troiana / The Aftermath of the War / Agamemnon / Orestes avenges Agamemnon / Furies at the tomb of Agamemnon
Historia Troiana / The Aftermath of the War / Agamemnon / Orestes avenges Agamemnon / Orestes kills Clytemnestra / In the presence of the dead Aegisthus
Orestes / Census of Antique Art Known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Vatican City, Musei Vaticani, Galleria dei Candelabri, II, 28
Orestes / After the death of Clytemnestra / Orestes seeking refuge in Delphi, with the sleeping furies in the temple

Further details

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

3rd century (third quarter)

Location

Vatican City, Musei Vaticani (Galleria dei Candelabri) (inv. 2513 (olim 28), from the Barberini Collection)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

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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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