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Two Grotesques Separated by a Band of Ornament, Each Grotesque with a Figure Squatting on a Tiered Vase
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Edith I. Welch gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2016
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Edith I. Welch
Title: Two Grotesques Separated by a Band of Ornament, Each Grotesque with a Figure Squatting on a Tiered Vase
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