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Cinerary vase of terracotta with a sea horse in relief, from a drawing by Cavalier Ghezzi in the Vatican Library, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Pier Leone Ghezzi

1778–80

Attribution
|After a drawing by Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Pier Leone Ghezzi | Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome|Italian, Comunanza near Ascoli Piceno 1674–1755 Rome
Medium
Etching
Physical dimensions
Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) Plate: 15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (39 x 25.5 cm)
Credit line
Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
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