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The Destruction of the Children of Niobe from a set of "The Horses"
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Wool silk (16-19 warps per inch 6-7 per cm.)
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie 1936
Title: The Destruction of the Children of Niobe from a set of "The Horses"
Description:
Wool silk (16-19 warps per inch 6-7 per cm.
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