De la Mos[aique] de Palestrine
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Item data
Title
De la Mos[aique] de Palestrine
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mosaics
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1804
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Egypt -- Social life and customs
Mosaics, Roman
Obelisks
Mosaic pavements
Antiquities -- Roman+
Nile mosaic (Palestrina)
Genres
Notes
Source Note: From Recherches sur les costumes, les moeurs, les usages religieux, civils et militaires des anciens peuples d''apres les auteurs celebres, et les monuments antiques. (Paris : Didot, 1804) Malliot, J. (Joseph) (1735-1808), Author.
Content: Printed on image: "Aiguille de Cleopatre a Alexandrie."
Content: Written on border: "Roman mosaic, believed to depict Egyptian life, ca. 2nd cen. AD [ca. 100 BC?], found at Palestrina, Italy."
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 17.4 x 23 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8978c190-c5be-012f-dadf-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1804
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APA format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1804). De la Mos[aique] de Palestrine Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8978c190-c5be-012f-dadf-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "De la Mos[aique] de Palestrine" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8978c190-c5be-012f-dadf-58d385a7bc34
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