Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichità Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 3, tavola 53
Object type: Albums Print Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Le Antichità Romane, tome 3
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Angelo Rotili
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome| 
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: published 1756–57
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 30 5/16 in. (54 x 77 cm)
Plate: 18 1/8 x 20 7/8 in. (46 x 53 cm)
Classification: Prints|Ornament & Architecture|Albums
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941
Tags: Architecture|Rome|Tombs