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Title
Monumenti sepolcrali de' Fenici
Names
Sasso, Giovanni Antonio (Etcher)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Tombs -- Ancient

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1823 - 1838
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Topics
Round towers
Archaeological sites -- Syria
Towers -- To 499
Tombs & sepulchral monuments -- Syria -- Amritā
Genres
Book illustrations
Notes
Source note: From Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni. (Firenze : Batelli, 1823-1838) Ferrario, Giulio (1767-1847), Author.
Physical Description
Etchings
Hand coloring
Extent: 14.5 x 23 cm
Stains on image.
Description
Depiction of the "Meghazils" (or "Meghaziles"), two stone funeral monuments located at the site of ancient Marathus (present-day Amrit, Syria); the so-called Lion Tomb is in the foreground. Possibly of Phoenician origin.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 024d99c0-c5c0-012f-47e6-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1823: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Monumenti sepolcrali de' Fenici" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1823 - 1838. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f33-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Monumenti sepolcrali de' Fenici" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f33-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1823 - 1838). Monumenti sepolcrali de' Fenici Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f33-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Monumenti sepolcrali de' Fenici