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Monumental vase
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Russian malachite composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Admiral Frederic R. Harris Gift 1944
Title: Monumental vase
Description:
Russian malachite composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal.
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