Orestes and Pylades with hands tied behind their backs

Orestes and Pylades with hands tied behind their backs.. Orestes and Pylades, with hands tied behind their backs, are led by a satellite of the sea king to be purified by the priestess Iphigenes. Her statue is on the table with two vases, and her two ministers attend to the sacred lamp and other sacred instruments. Copperplate engraved by Tommaso Piroli from his own Antichita di Ercolano (Antiquities of Herculaneum), Rome, 1789

1789 Antichità Antiquities Backs Ercolano Herculaneum Orestes Piroli Priestess Purified Pylades Satellite Tommaso Vases

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