medal

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Object Type
Museum number: G3,IP.117
Description: Cast bronze medal. Poor aftercast. Pierced. (whole); Bust of Marco Mantova Benavides facing left, bearded, wearing doublet and a coat. Beaded border. (obverse); A nude youth attached by three lions, with an armillary sphere and a scroll above. (reverse)
Producer name: Designed by: Ludovico Leoni; Modelled by: Ludovico Leoni
Production date: 16thC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Padua
Materials
Technique: cast; pierced
Dimensions: Diameter: 61 millimetres; Weight: 104.81 grammes
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: scholar; judge; antiquarian/connoisseur
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Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: G3,IP.117
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Attwood 303a

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