Collection of architectural and sculptural fragmets. A capitol on a carved socle, with an inset bust, an obelisk and a base bearing the inscription: "ossa / agrippinae. M. Agrippa. . " a small tree between the obelisk and the base. Behind, a large circular structure, at a different scale. Below, eight line inscription. Inscribed, lower right: piranesi archit. Dis. Et inc. Date: 1756. Dimensions: Platemark: 40 × 52.8 cm (15 3/4 × 20 13/16 in.); ; H x W: 52.5 × 63 cm (20 11/16 × 24 13/16 in.). Medium: etching print. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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