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Reference code
Bonomi MSS 26.16
Title
Italy. Sicily. Catania. Fragment of a seat from the amphitheatre, with measurements
Date(s)
- 29 August 1824 (Creation)
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(1796-1878)
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Scope and content
Fragment of a seat from the amphitheatre at Catania in Sicily (Italy), with measurements:
- pencil drawing on paper
- mounted
- 21.4 x 29.8 cm
- [on drawing] '2 palmi / 3 palmi meno 4 onci / 4 palmi meno 2 onci / 2 palmi 6 onci / 2 " 2 / 1 1/2' (pencil notes)
- [on drawing] 'Catania destroyed by an eruption from Monte Rose / il villaggio di Nicolosi anno 669 / Catania. Sunday august 29 1824 / Fragment of a seat found in the amphitheatre' (pencil notes)
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