Meleager Hunting the Boar, Italian, model early 16th century (possibly cast 17th century)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
model early 16th century (possibly cast 17th century)
Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1327), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Meleager Hunting the Boar”. The museum dates it model early 16th century (possibly cast 17th century) and records its origin as Italian. It is attributed to Pseudo-Melioli. The museum records the medium as Copper alloy with dull brown patina; pierced at the top; remnants of solder on the reverse. and the dimensions as Diam. 9.1 cm, wt. 172.65 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, Hunting, Boars, Horses. 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper alloy with dull brown patina; pierced at the top; remnants of solder on the reverse.
- Dimensions
- Diam. 9.1 cm, wt. 172.65 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Plaquettes
- Maker recorded
- Pseudo-Melioli
- Culture recorded
- Italian
Identification
- Met object id
- 460471
- Museum object name
- Plaquette
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1327
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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