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Two bronze lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770
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Two bronze lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: A. Lucerna ant.a di bronzo fatta per appendersi, come lo dimostrano le sue catene, e l'uncino Questa lucerna è stata ritrovata l'anno 1773 negli escavi fatti nel cortile del palazzo del ecc.mo signor Francesco Gaetani duca di Sermoneta situato a S. Maria Mag.e. K. Lucerna, che si conserva nel museo Kirkeriano del collegio Romano.

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