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Aeneas and His Companions Sacrifice to the Gods before the Tomb of his Father, Anchises, in Sicily (Aeneid, Book V)
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Painted enamel on copper partly gilded
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Fletcher Fund 1945
Title: Aeneas and His Companions Sacrifice to the Gods before the Tomb of his Father, Anchises, in Sicily (Aeneid, Book V)
Description:
Painted enamel on copper partly gilded.
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