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Marble urn from the mausoleum of Cecilia Metella by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

Marble urn from the mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Marble urn from the mausoleum of Cecilia Metella

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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