Content: Two armed men restrain Oedipus as a third blinds him with a dagger. His two sons hold their heads in lamentation, while a woman is restrained by a slave. Scene in high relief, possibly from an Etruscan alabaster urn.
Content: "Alt. p. 2. larg. p. 3 on. 4." "T. XLVI"--lettered on border.
Source Note: L''Italia avanti il dominio dei Romani. (Firenze : G. Piatti, 1810) Micali, Giuseppe (1769-1844), Author.
Statement Of Responsibility: "L. Scotti dis." "Riepenhausen inc."--letter on border.

Physical Description

Etchings
Extent: plate mark 20.6 x 34 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 079900c0-c5bf-012f-7626-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1810

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