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Etching of a covered urn with a lion on its lid, a winged chimera in relief on its body, and scroll handles ending in animal heads.

A terracotta urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

An etching of a covered terracotta urn on a pedestal, its lid topped by a crouching lion and its body carrying a winged chimera in relief above a fluted lower bowl. Twin scroll handles end in animal heads, and an Italian inscription in the lower margin identifies the vessel.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date
[between 1768 and 1778]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2994 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1778.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Urna de terracota con quimera alada, grabado de Piranesi

Un grabado de una urna cubierta de terracota sobre un pedestal, con una tapa coronada por un león echado y un cuerpo que lleva una quimera alada en relieve sobre una base estriada. Las asas en voluta terminan en cabezas de animales, y una inscripción en italiano en el margen inferior identifica la pieza.

Português: Urna de terracota com quimera alada, gravura de Piranesi

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