Antique marble candleholder, 1778-80. Candlestick said by Piranesi to have been found in 1769 at Pantanello, two miles from Tivoli. From Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavaliere Giovanni Battista Piranesi).
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