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Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Angelo Rotili

Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichità Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 3, tavola 53

published 1756–57
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54 × 77 cm (21.3 × 30.3 in)

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