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Terracotta lamp in the form of an elephant's head
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Terracotta, Hellenistic, Greek Sicilian
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Albert Gallatin 1926
Title: Terracotta lamp in the form of an elephant's head
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Terracotta, Hellenistic, Greek Sicilian.
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