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Finial in the form of an Emperor

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Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts Henry Williamson Haynes Bequest to the Department of the Classics Harva 1912. Department of the Classics Harvard University Cambridge MA Bequest of Henry Williamson Haynes 1912 Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum 1922. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Transfer from the Department of the Classics Harvard University Bequest of Henry W. Haynes 1912
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Title: Finial in the form of an Emperor
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