Title: Large marble vase decorated with a relief of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Object type: Print
Date: 1778–80
Portfolio: Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II
Artist:  Giovanni Battista Piranesi 
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 20 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (52.5 x 38.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 x 28 3/4 in. (50.5 x 73 cm) printed horizontally
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Vases