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Hercules and the Centaur, late 15th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

late 15th century

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1986.319.10), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Hercules and the Centaur”. The museum dates it late 15th century. The museum records the medium as Bronze and the dimensions as Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Hercules, Centaurs. 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Medals and Plaquettes

Identification

Met object id
207603
Museum object name
Plaquette
Museum object number
1986.319.10

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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