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Luigi Valadier (1726–1785)
Reduction of the Arch of Septimius Severus at the Velabrum, or Arcus Argentariorum, ca. 1778
Green and yellow jasper, giallo antico, pavonazzetto, amber, and gilt bronze
10 5/8 × 9 7/8 × 5 1/2 in. (27 × 25 × 14 cm)
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
Fernando Velasco Mora
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