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Sarcophagi

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  • The tomb effigy of a man accompanied by nereids, marine centaurs and sea monsters. Engraving.
  • Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase placed on a pedestal on top of a sarcophagus; and two other vases. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
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    The tomb effigy of a man accompanied by nereids, marine centaurs and sea monsters. Engraving.

    | Reference: 11715i
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    The tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome: a marble sarcophagus found inside the tomb. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1756?] | Reference: 2008520i
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    Fragments of a funerary chamber opposite the church of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura, Rome. Etching by G.B. Piranesi and J. Barbault, ca. 1756.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1756?] | Reference: 2008462i
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    Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa : the story of an Etruscan noblewoman / edited by Judith Swaddling and John Prag.

    | Date: [2002], ©2002
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    Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [between 1768 and 1778] | Reference: 757006i
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