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The patere of the Fontego dei Turchi

One of the round patere on the façade of the Fontego dei Turchi: a child riding a lion, in a dentil frame
One of the round patere on the façade of the Fontego dei Turchi: a child riding a lion, in a dentil frame Photo: Abxbay, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

On the Grand Canal, in Santa Croce: the façade of the Fontego dei Turchi, today the Natural History Museum, is dotted with round patere and rectangular panels.

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