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Watchcase cover: Perseus and Andromeda
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Painted enamel partly gilt on copper; mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame.
Rights: Public Domain
Robert Lehman Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Robert Lehman Collection 1975
Title: Watchcase cover: Perseus and Andromeda
Description:
Painted enamel partly gilt on copper; mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame.
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