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Piranesi,G.B. Iscrizioni de' Soldati Pretoriani. Etching, 1756. cm. Plgr. 43 x 47.5 cm. Sheet LI from the second volume of "Le Antichità Romane".

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Piranesi,G.B. Iscrizioni de' Soldati Pretoriani. Etching, 1756. cm. Plgr. 43 x 47.5 cm. Sheet LI from the second volume of "Le Antichità Romane".

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