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Harpy from a tomb frieze from the acropolis of Xanthus, Asia Minor, c. 500 BC; in the British Museum

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Harpy from a tomb frieze from the acropolis of Xanthus, Asia Minor, c. 500 BC; in the British Museum

Harpy from a tomb frieze from the acropolis of Xanthus, Asia Minor, c. 500...

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