Plaquette with Hercules and Diomedes, German, probably Augsburg, late 16th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 16th century
Plaquette in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 42.50.162), catalogued by the museum's Arms and Armor department under the title “Plaquette with Hercules and Diomedes”. The museum dates it late 16th century and records its origin as German, probably Augsburg; Probably Augsburg, Germany. The museum records the medium as Copper alloy, gold and the dimensions as Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Hercules, 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Copper alloy, gold
- Dimensions
- Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Wt. 2.4 oz. (68 g)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Place recorded
- Probably Augsburg, Germany
- Culture recorded
- German, probably Augsburg
Identification
- Met object id
- 29120
- Museum object name
- Plaquette
- Museum object number
- 42.50.162
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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