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Anonymous, Italian, 16th to early 17th century|Marco Dente

Trajan Fighting the Dacians; Trajan on horseback at right riding towards a group of soldiers at left and trampling two men

ca. 1515–1600
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8.3 × 12.8 cm (3.3 × 5 in)

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