The 1880s caption reads: Cinerary urn of imperial slave (Piranesi vasi II 99). The illustration comes from “Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments” that was designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)

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