Statue of the River Nile leaning on a sphinx

Statue of the River Nile as an old man leaning on a sphinx, with cornucopia of fruit, bushel of wheat and 16 children. Found in the Campo Marzio, now in the Vatican. Nili Fluvii statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779

18th Century Allarco Della Ciambella Bushel Cornucopia Fig Leaf Gaetano Quojani Giovanni Battista Cannetti Grand Tour Il Cannetti Old Man Roman Souvenir Sphinx Stamperia Vatican Wheat

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