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1739 (First published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Giuseppe Filosi, plate showing a Greek or Roman antique marble lamp carved with the grotesque head of a faun. Published in Venice, 1739.

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Brief description
Giuseppe Filosi, plate showing a Greek or Roman antique marble lamp carved with the grotesque head of a faun. Published in Venice, 1739.
Dimensions
  • Plate mark height: 18.5cm
  • Width: 9.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed on the plate: Josephus Philosus caelavit
Object history
Plate I from page 112 of Giovanni Crisostomo Scarfò's Lettera nella quale vengon espressi colle figure in rame, e dilucidati colle annotazioni, Venice, 1739. The page and plate numbers have been erased from the print.
Collection
Accession number
E.897-1886

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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