Luigi Valadier (1726–1785)
Pair of Obelisks, ca. 1778
Porphyry and gilt bronze
15 × 2 1/8 in. (38 × 5.5 cm) (each)
Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid
Juan Carlos Quindós de la Fuente
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Pair of Obelisks
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