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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
- 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.