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WAZA WITH CENTAUROMACHIA, classicism, early 19th century

Classicistic vase characterized by a wide bowl and a slender foot. Two handles with palmette endings emerge from her spell. Decorated with a figural scene depicting a fragment of the mythological centauromachia.

Classicism, early 19th century

Bronze

Dimensions: 18cm x 16cm x 11.5cm

Conservation condition: visible in the photos/ span>

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1 200 zł tax incl.

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