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Luigi Saulini learned hardstone and shell carving from his adopted father, Tommaso (1784–1864), and continued in the family trade from a successful shop in the Via del Babuino in Rome.
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Title: Medusa
Date: ca. 1860–70
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Onyx
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (4.8 x 3.8 cm); 47.6 x 38.2 x 10 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940
Object Number: 40.20.52
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