Luigi Valadier (1726–1785)
Pair of Rostral Columns, ca. 1778
Rosso antico, alabaster, and gilt bronze
15 7/8 × 4 in. (40.2 × 10 cm) (each)
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
Raúl Fernández Ruiz
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Pair of Rostral Columns
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