Image of Jesus, medal presented by Magno Thencro to Pope Innocent VIII
Also known as: Afbeelding van Jezus, penning door Magno Thencro aan paus Innocentius VIII vereerd
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1484
Bronze medal with broken suspension loop. Obverse: Jesus with halo within a legend. Reverse: inscription within a leafy wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-33; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 8.5 cm x weight 209.72 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 8.5 cm x weight 209.72 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 8.5 cm x weight 209.72 g
Design
- Obverse
- Jesus with halo within a legend.
- Reverse
- inscription within a leafy wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- Afbeelding van Jezus, penning door Magno Thencro aan paus Innocentius VIII vereerd
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-33
- Museum classification
- history medal · copy
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.