Medal: John VIII Palaeologus, model 1439 (possibly cast 17th century)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
model 1439 (possibly cast 17th century)
Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1306), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Medal: John VIII Palaeologus”.
The museum dates it model 1439 (possibly cast 17th century). It is attributed to Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455). The museum records the medium as Lead. and the dimensions as Diam. 9.1 cm, wt. 380.05 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Portraits, Profiles. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Lead.
- Dimensions
- Diam. 9.1 cm, wt. 380.05 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Medals
- Maker recorded
- Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)
Identification
- Met object id
- 460706
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1306
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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