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The Durighello family were a family of merchants in 19th century Sidon (modern Lebanon) notable for their contributions to archaeology.

Family members

• Angielo Durighello (1767-1841): moved to Aleppo in 1787 working for the consul of Venice to Aleppo. Became the consul of Spain in 1802, later becoming Consul-General of Spain, Sweden and Norway, France and the United States
• Alphonse (1822-1896), the son of Angielo, became a consul in Aleppo, then Sidon, becoming agent in the French Consulate in 1853 and vice-consul in 1859. Discovered the Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II in 1855, later becoming a parter to Ernest Renan in his Mission de Phénicie.
• Edmond (1854-1922), son of Alphonse, began archaeological digs with Alphonse from 1880 in 1881 discovered Sidon's Mithraeum. Gained a reputation for illegal / poorly recorded excavations.
• Joseph-Ange (1863-1924), the youngest son of Alphonse and arguably the most well known member of the family, became a merchant in Sidon in 1882, then in Beirut in 1895. Later moved to Paris as an art dealer. Make significant donations to the Louvre.

References

1. Klat, Michel G. (2002). "The Durighello Family" (PDF). Archaeology & History in Lebanon (16). London: Lebanese British Friends of the National Museum: 98–108. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-11.

External links

• Items discovered by Alphonse-Matthieu Durighello at the Louvre
• Items discovered by Edmond Durighello at the Louvre
• Items discovered by Jacques Joseph Antoine (Joseph-Ange) Durighello at the Louvre

Bibliography

• Klat, Michel G. (2002). "The Durighello Family" (PDF). Archaeology & History in Lebanon (16). London: Lebanese British Friends of the National Museum: 98–108. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-11.
• "Les Durighello : chasseurs d'antiquités ou pionniers de l'archéologie à Sidon ?". Collège de France (in French). 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
• Tahan, Lina G. (2017-02-01). "Trafficked Lebanese Antiquities: Can They Be Repatriated from European Museums?". Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies. 5 (1). The Pennsylvania State University Press: 27–35. doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.5.1.0027. ISSN 2166-3548.
• "Durighello's Letter about the Sidon Mithraeum". The Tertullian Project. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

• Italian diplomats
• Italian orientalists