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Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

Antique-Style Ornament Frieze Design: Rinceaux with Grotesque Figures and Animals

early 16th century
Pen and brown ink, over traces of leadpoint underdrawing, on buff laid paper
34.2 × 17.7 cm (13.5 × 7 in)

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