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Urn with ram's horn handles and gadrooned lid and socle (one of a pair)

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Imperial porphyry
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman 2019
Title: Urn with ram's horn handles and gadrooned lid and socle (one of a pair)
Description:
Imperial porphyry.

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