Sacrifices of Antiquity - Montfaucon Engraving - 18th Century
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An 18th-century antique engraving titled Sacrifices, with seven medallions reproducing ancient reliefs and gems of sacrificial scenes: libations, the sacrifice of the bull and winged figures before the altar. Numbered "XCII" and with the reference to volume II.
An 18th-century antique engraving titled Sacrifices, with seven medallions reproducing ancient reliefs and gems of sacrificial scenes: libations, the sacrifice of the bull and winged figures before the altar. Numbered "XCII" and with the reference to volume II.
From L'Antiquite expliquee et representee en figures by Bernard de Montfaucon, the great archaeological repertory published in Paris from 1719, which fixed the iconography of Antiquity for a century.
Medium: copper engraving
Date: 18th century
Source: L'Antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, by Bernard de Montfaucon, volume II
Dimensions: 8.3 x 13.6 in (21 x 34.5 cm)
Condition: damp stain to the upper part, over the second medallion, visible in the photograph; general toning of the paper
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An 18th-century antique engraving titled Sacrifices, with seven medallions reproducing ancient reliefs and gems of sacrificial scenes: libations, the sacrifice of the bull and winged figures before the altar. Numbered "XCII" and with the reference to volume II.