The Durighello family were a family of merchants in 19th century

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(modern

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) notable for their contributions to archaeology.

Family members

Syria Palestine 139 AD Roman Military Diploma

* 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 – in charge of the

Khan al-Franj Khan al-Franj () is an Ottoman caravanserai in Sidon, Lebanon. The founding of the structure is traditionally attributed to the Druze emir Fakhr al-Din II, but its construction was ordered earlier, in the late 15th century by Grand Vizier Sokul ...

– and vice-consul in 1859. Discovered the

Sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II The sarcophagus of Eshmunazar II is a 6th-century BC sarcophagus unearthed in 1855 in the grounds of an ancient necropolis southeast of the city of Sidon, in modern-day Lebanon, that contained the body of Eshmunazar II ( Phoenician: , ), Phoe ...

in 1855, later becoming a partner to

Ernest Renan Joseph Ernest Renan (; ; 27 February 18232 October 1892) was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, writing on Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic. He wrote wo ...

in his

Mission de Phénicie The ''Mission de Phénicie'' was the first major archaeological mission to Lebanon and Syria. It took place in 1860-61 by a French team led by Ernest Renan. Renan was entrusted with the mission in October 1860, after French interest had been spar ...

. * Edmond (1854-1922), son of Alphonse, began archaeological digs with Alphonse from 1880 in 1881 discovered the

Sidon Mithraeum The Sidon Mithraeum was a Mithraeum in Sidon, Lebanon, discovered in the late 19th century by antiquarian Durighello family, Edmond Durighello and now lost. A number of statues and a marble bas-relief were found on site; these were part of the d ...

. 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. Made significant donations to the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

, such as the Abdmiskar cippus

List of notable artifacts associated with the Durighello family

* Syria Palestine 139 AD Roman Military Diploma * Emesa Vase *

* Abdmiskar cippus

References

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

Items donated by Joseph-Ange Durighello at the British Museum

Bibliography

* * * * {{cite web , title=Durighello's Letter about the Sidon Mithraeum , website= The Tertullian Project , url=https://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/mithras/display.php?page=durighello_letter , ref={{sfnref , The Tertullian Project , access-date=2023-06-14 Merchants Italian orientalists