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Augur, priest and official of ancient Rome. Performing an ex tripudiis ritual with Mars' sacred chickens. In crimson mantle over a toga, holding a lituus or curved wand in front of a sacrificial altar. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.

Augur, priest and official of ancient Rome. Performing an ex tripudiis ritual with Mars' sacred chickens. In crimson mantle over a toga, holding a lituus or curved wand in front of a sacrificial altar. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.
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Augur, priest and official of ancient Rome. Performing an ex tripudiis ritual with Mars' sacred chickens. In crimson mantle over a toga, holding a lituus or curved wand in front of a sacrificial altar. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Lantique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796.
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41.3 x 55.0 cm | 16.3 x 21.6 in (300 dpi)