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Object Type: medal
Museum number: M.8834
Description: Cast lead medal. Obverse inscribed in ink. (whole); Bust of Sappho facing right, draped, wearing an ear-ring, and braided hair adorned witha fillet and a ribbon. Linear border. (obverse); A draped figure, holding a lyre, seated on a stool. Linear border. (reverse)
Producer name: Designed by: Valerio Belli; Modelled by: Valerio Belli
Production date: 16thC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Vicenza (city)
Materials: lead
Technique: cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 30 millimetres; Weight: 12.94 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Attwood 2003 / Italian Medals c.1530-1600 in British Public Collections (371a, p.220)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: allegory/personification; author/poet; music; personal-ornament
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Sappho
Acquisition notes: unknown
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: M.8834
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Attwood 371a

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