Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Two mummies in profile on the left and two figures brearing obelisks on the right (Ch. à l'ègyptienne), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)

Giovanni Battista Piranesica. 1769

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Title: Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Two mummies in profile on the left and two figures brearing obelisks on the right (Ch. à l'ègyptienne), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: ca. 1769
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 x 21 7/16 in. (40 x 54.5 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 x 15 3/16 in. (25 x 38.5 cm)
Type: Print Ornament & Architecture
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365615
Medium: Etching
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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