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Anonymous, French, 16th century

Forum of Nerva, colonnade, profiles of attic and entablature, architrave and column detail (recto) Arch of Constantine, plan (verso)

early to mid-16th century
Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
29.5 × 44 cm (11.6 × 17.3 in)

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