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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
M.9028
Description
Case bronze medal.
(whole)
Bust of Sebastiano di Jacopo facing right, with thick hair falling to nape of neck, wearing gown over a shirt or tunic fastened at the front. Chain border.
(obverse)
Venetia, as a nude woman, standing facing to the front in the midst of waters. In both hands she is holding a banner charged with the Lion of St. Mark, the staff passing transversely behind her. Chain border.
(reverse)
Producer name
Attributed to:
Maffeo Olivieri
Production place
Made in:
Italy
Materials
bronze
Technique
cast
Dimensions
Diameter:
72 millimetres
Weight:
114.01 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Hill 1930 / A corpus of Italian medals of the Renaissance, 2 vols
(p.129, 489b)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Sebastiano di Jacopo Renier
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
M.9028
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Hill, 489b
C&M catalogue number
MI1 (Hill 1930)
(129)
(489)
(B)