Cast Gallery catalogue number: E001
Relief showing the death of Aegisthus.
- Plaster cast: Height: 50cm, Width: 77cm.
- Copy of a marble relief.
- The relief:
- is a version of an East Greek original from the late 6th century.
- was found at the Temple of Diana at Lake Nemi, Ariccia in 1791.
- was acquired by Copenhagen in 1898 from the Despuig Collection in Raxa, Mallorca.
- is now in Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, inv. 1623.
Detailed Record
Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum
E 001
Death of Aegisthus; Relief; Copenhagen
Marble
Relief
Denmark, Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 30