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Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

Part of a Circular Frieze with a Sphynx and a Putto with a Hybrid Creature

1500–1700
Pen and brown ink, with isolated strokes of brush and gray wash
9.8 × 15.8 cm (3.9 × 6.2 in)

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