Title: Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel (Ch. à l'égyptiennne surmontée d'une grande cariatide contre laquelle s'applique une momie), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)
Object type: Print Ornament & Architecture
Date: 1769
Portfolio: Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte all'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e Greca con un Ragionamento apologetico in defesa dell'Architettura Egizia, e Toscana, opera del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto
Artist:  Giovanni Battista Piranesi 
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 9/16 x 15 3/8 in. (54.8 x 39 cm)
Plate: 15 3/8 x 9 15/16 in. (39 x 25.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1973
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Fireplaces, term: Caryatids, term: Hieroglyphs, term: Mummies