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Fortune, 15th–16th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

15th–16th century

Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1986.319.11), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department under the title “Fortune”. The museum dates it 15th–16th century. The museum records the medium as Bronze, with remnants of a brownish lacquer and the dimensions as 2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in. (5.2 x 4.1 cm.). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Female Nudes, Seahorses. 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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Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze, with remnants of a brownish lacquer
Dimensions
2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in. (5.2 x 4.1 cm.)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Medals and Plaquettes

Identification

Met object id
207604
Museum object name
Plaquette
Museum object number
1986.319.11

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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