Medal of Kolman Helmschmid (1471–1532), German, Augsburg, dated 1532
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
dated 1532
Medal in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2015.597), catalogued by the museum's Arms and Armor department under the title “Medal of Kolman Helmschmid (1471–1532)”.
The museum dates it dated 1532 and records its origin as German, Augsburg; Augsburg, Germany. It is attributed to Hans Kels the Younger (German, 1508/10–1565). The museum records the medium as Lead and the dimensions as Diam. 1 15/16 in. (50 mm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (44.96 g). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Men, 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
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Lead
- Dimensions
- Diam. 1 15/16 in. (50 mm); Wt. 1.6 oz. (44.96 g)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Medals
- Maker recorded
- Hans Kels the Younger
- Place recorded
- Augsburg, Germany
- Culture recorded
- German, Augsburg
Identification
- Met object id
- 693886
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 2015.597
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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