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  • Sculptor: Attilio Piccirilli
  • Description: Bust on plinth on pedestal supported by two-part base
  • Materials: Bust and plinth--Carrara marble; Pedestal and base--granite
  • Dedicated: c. 1926; 1992 (rededication)
  • Inscription: 1) Sculpture: A. PICCIRILLI / 2) Pedestal :COLVMBVS / OCTOBER 12 1492 /

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