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upper center in (gold?): Anthias hic, tergo quae non videt, utitur armis, / Vim spinae novitq[ue] suae, versoq[ue] supinus / corpore, lina secat, fixumq[ue] intercipit hamum.; fish in image numbered .1., .2., .3., .4., .5., .6., .7., .8., .9., .10., .11., and .12. in red ink; center right in (gold?): XXV.
Facing page: upper center in blue ink: Casus ubique valet, semper tibi pendeat hamus: / Quo minime credis gurgite, piscis erit.; lower center in red/violet ink: Tua pater providentia ab initio cuncta gubernat / quonia[m] dedisti et in MARI viam et inter fluctus semitam firmissimam. sap.14.

Provenance

Emperor Rudolph of Austria; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Alverthorpe, PA; gift to NGA, 1987.

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