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  • A marble vase ("The Warwick vase"). Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase sculpted with bacchic revels. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Statue of Apollo in white marble. From the original in the Tribune Gallery, Florence.
  • A marble vase placed on a pedestal. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase placed on an urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase placed on an urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Aesculapius: the Greek god of healing. Photograph, ca. 1923, of a white marble sculpture.
  • A marble vase placed on a pedestal. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble vase placed on an urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A large marble vase on a porphyry pedestal. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A large marble vase on a porphyry pedestal. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Bust of a young woman in grey, black, red marble. Partly ancient work skilfully restored.
  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • Statue of Hygeia in Pentelic marble. Found in 1797 at Ostia on the spot Tor Bovacciano.
  • Three sculptors carving a colossal marble head. Etching by L. Lowenstam after Sir L. Alma-Tadema.
  • Polished schists of marble and other mixed stones from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Dionysian rites: a pig being sacrificed. Photograph, ca. 1870 (?), of a Roman (marble ?) bas-relief.
  • Tools for working marble and a machine for transporting sculpted figures. Engraving by R. Bénard after Bourgeois.
  • A marble vase on a pedestal with two other vases. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.
  • A floral border for pietra dura (marble inlaid with semi-precious stones). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A floral design for pietra dura (marble inlaid with semi-precious stones). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A floral pattern for pietra dura (marble inlaid with semi-precious stones). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • The Taj Mahal, Agra: interior: decorative marble screen enclosing the sarcophagi of Mumtaz Mahal and Shah Jehan. Photograph, ca. 1900.
  • Hall of Classics (Guozijian), Peking: a triple archway of sculpted marble leading to the hall. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • Hall of Classics (Guozijian), Peking: a triple archway of sculpted marble leading to the hall. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.
  • A flowering plant; a design for pietra dura (marble inlaid with semi-precious stones). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.