Title: Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, tome 3, tavola 53 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Object type: Albums Print Ornament & Architecture
Date: published 1756–57
Portfolio: Le Antichità Romane, tome 3
Artist:  Giovanni Battista Piranesi 
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
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: Albums
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Architecture, term: Tombs, term: Rome