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Johann Theodor de Bry

The Age of Gold

1608
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
16.3 × 16.7 cm (6.4 × 6.6 in)

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The mythical paradise of ancient times seen in this teeming roundel would be incomplete without the inclusion of a few concealed canines.

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