Rhoiteion, near Troy: a tumulus regarded as the tomb of Ajax. Lithograph by E. Rey, 1867, after E. Rey, 1843.

  • Rey, Etienne, 1789-1867.
Date:
[1867]
Reference:
2150140i
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Description

Bears key: A B A Côte sud de l'Hellespont. B Entrée du caveau vouté

Ajax was said to have been buried at Rhoiteion, an ancient Greek city in the northern Troad region of Anatolia, later in Turkey

Publication/Creation

[Lyon] : [impr. de L. Perrin], [1867] (à Lyon : Imp. C. Bonnaviat)

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, en chine ; image 13.3 x 23.6 cm

Lettering

Asie-Mineure. Tombeau d'Ajax 14 Novembre 1843. Dess. d'ap. nat. et lith. par E. Rey. Bears numbers: Tome II. Pl. VI Signed on the stone within the drawing, bottom left: Et. Rey

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Wellcome Collection 2150140i

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