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Scallops
Common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs
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Galatea riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.
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Date: Jan[uar]y 1797
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Reference: 23949i
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Venus riding a scallop shell chariot over the seas accompanied by Neptune, nymphs and cherubs, symbolising the element water. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.
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Date: 1695
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Reference: 23640i
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Neptune and Amphitrite sit on a scallop shell chariot amidst the waves, surrounded by nereids and tritons; representing the element water. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1718, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.
Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733.
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Date: 1718
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Reference: 23946i
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Water
Mermen
Ocean
Shells
Chariots
Pearls
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