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A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770
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A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770

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Lettering: Al signor cavalier Giovanni Cuthbert amatore delle belle arti. In atto d'ossequio il Cavalier Gio. Batta. Piranesi D.D.D. Vaso antico di marmo di gran mole, che si rende particolare per l'eleganza de suoi manichi, quali formano tutto il principale ornamento di esso, e si vede nel cortile del monistero di S.Cecilia in Trastevere.

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