The red porphyry sculptured figures of the Tetrarchy, the four joint rulers of the Roman empire, looted from Constantinople in 1204 and now in Venice.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Corner of the Treasury of St Mark’s Basilica, Venice, Italy
Photo credit: © Geoffrey Taunton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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