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1966.119.5.b

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Subject Unknown

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Artist

Artist Unidentified

Title

Subject Unknown

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

16th century

Dimensions

1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.119.5.b

Object Description

80 SUBJECT UNKNOWN

Obv. Bust to right, wearing cuirass and ruff
Rev. Inscription, OPTI | MO | PRINCI | PI
Bronze, 44 mm. Hole at top

Probably North Italian.

Bibl.: Sammlung von Renaissance-Kunstwerken gestiftet von Herrn James Simon zum 18 Oktober 1904 (Kaiser Friedrich-Museum), Berlin 1904, no. 371; Hill, N. I. A., no. 367.