Four ancient Egyptians performing an annual celebration of the dead of their family, with the mummies of the deceased shown behind in niches. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.

[Milano] : [Presso li Fratt. Vallardi], [1811?]

1 print : etching ; platemark 18 x 29.7 cm

Anniversaria funzione domestica che si faceva dagli Egizi per i defunti della famiglia. Si veggono nelle nicchie del muro i corpi de'morti imbalsamati, e gia noti col nome di mummie. Bassorilievo in terra cotta d'un misture negra trovato in Palestrina. Roccheggiani dis. e inc. Bears number: T. XXIII

Roccheggiani designed and executed etchings in which lost antiquities shown in ancient bas-reliefs etc. were reconstructed as if they were the originals. They are shown together with other antiquities that had survived in museums or in private collections (often exported from Rome and thus no longer available there)

Wellcome Collection 2856126i