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A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi. A vase with dolphin handles, placed on a base guarded by winged sphinxes.
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A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi. A vase with dolphin handles, placed on a base guarded by winged sphinxes.

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Lettering: Al sig. Guglielmo Bekford cavaliere inglese amatore, e seguace delle belle arti in atto d'ossequio il cavaliere Gio Batt.a Piranesi D.D.D. Vaso antico che si vede nella villa di sua eminenza il sig.r cardinale Alesandro Albani fuori di Porta Salara. Porta Salara: Porta Salaria, site of the later Piazza Fiume.

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