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An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi

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Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

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An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi

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An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- Ancient -- Greece

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1869 - 1870
Topics
Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Greeks -- To 499
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Urns -- Greece -- To 499
Agamemnon (Greek mythology)
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Electra (Greek mythology)
Genres
Reproductive prints
Notes
Source note: Collection of the most remarkable monuments of the National Museum. (Naples : Naples Museo Nazionale, 1869-1870) Gargiulo, Raffaele , Publisher. Museo nazionale di Napoli , Author.
Physical Description
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Extent: Plate mark 25 x 20 cm (9 3/4 x 8 in.)
Description
"Agamemnon's daughters at his grave ; Italo-Greek urn from Anzio, Italy ; Naples Museum"--written on border.Rendering, ca. 1870, of the designs of an Athenian red-figure skyphos (drinking cup), 450-400 BCE, from Basilicata, Italy, attributed to the Penelope Painter. Inscription on stele at center identifies it as the tomb of Agamemnon; daughter Electra at left decorates the stele with a sash, aided by an attendant holding a basket with sashes.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17566905
Barcode: 33333159254461
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dcdb41f0-c548-012f-94ee-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1869: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The New York Public Library. "An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1869 - 1870. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f12a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. "An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f12a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1869 - 1870). An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f12a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f12a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi, (1869 - 1870) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=April 25, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

An urn, representing the Agamennon's [sic] grave, with his two daughters, from Anzi