Head of Christ, Italian, Rome (?), model late 15th century (cast 18th or 19th century)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
model late 15th century (cast 18th or 19th century)
Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1975.1.1336), catalogued by the museum's Robert Lehman Collection department under the title “Head of Christ”. The museum dates it model late 15th century (cast 18th or 19th century) and records its origin as Italian, Rome (?). The museum records the medium as Copper alloy with a silvered surface; pierced at the top; lead-plugged hole under the INRI-tablet. and the dimensions as 9.3 x 6.8 cm, wt. 179.49 g.. Subject tags assigned by the museum: Christ. 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 a silvered surface; pierced at the top; lead-plugged hole under the INRI-tablet.
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 6.8 cm, wt. 179.49 g.
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Plaquettes
- Culture recorded
- Italian, Rome (?)
Identification
- Met object id
- 460972
- Museum object name
- Plaquette
- Museum object number
- 1975.1.1336
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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