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Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Antique-Style Ornamental Frieze Design: Grotteschi with Figures, Cornucopiae, and Shields.

early 16th century
Pen and brown ink, over traces of leadpoint (?), on buff laid paper
34.3 × 15.8 cm (13.5 × 6.2 in)

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