Sarcophagus of the Oresteia. Detail. Middle 2nd century AD. Reliefs depicting the revenge of Orestes: the death of Clytemnestra and the traitor Aegisthus, the arrival of the hero at Delphi and his appearance before the Athenian court at the Areopagus, where he will be acquitted. Marble. From Husillos (Palencia province, Castile and Leon, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

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Caption: Sarcophagus of the Oresteia. Detail. Middle 2nd century AD. Reliefs depicting the revenge of Orestes: the death of Clytemnestra and the traitor Aegisthus, the arrival of the hero at Delphi and his appearance before the Athenian court at the Areopagus, where he will be acquitted. Marble. From Husillos (Palencia province, Castile and Leon, Spain). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

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