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Ornamental Design with a Sphinx Bearing a Vessel on Her Head. — Stefano della Bella. Ornamental Design with a Sphinx Bearing a Vessel on Her Head., 1610–64. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Ornamental Design with a Sphinx Bearing a Vessel on Her Head.

by Stefano della Bella

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Artist: Stefano della Bella (Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence)
Date: 1610–64
Medium: Pen and light brown ink; traces of a sketch in graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. (6.9 x 6.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mr. Harry G. Friedman, 1956
Accession no.: 56.507.7(2)

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