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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6 (of 6)

Note 1810 — BOOK XXXV. AN ACCOUNT OF PAINTINGS AND COLOURS.

John Bostock translation

“Clypei.” These were shields or escutcheons of metal, with the features of the deceased person represented either in painting or in relief.

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