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Medal

ca. 1483 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Rome (made)

This bronze medal depicts Pope Sixtus IV. The obverse shows the Pope in profile while the reverse depicts Castel S. Angelo in Rome.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze medal depicting Pope Sixtus IV and the Castel S.Angelo, Italian, ca. 1483
Physical description
Medal, bronze. Obverse: A head of the Pope in profile to the right. Reverse: The Castel Sant Angelo.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.5cm
Object history
Given by Mr Machell Cox.
Subject depicted
Pope Sixtus IV.
Summary
This bronze medal depicts Pope Sixtus IV. The obverse shows the Pope in profile while the reverse depicts Castel S. Angelo in Rome.
Bibliographic references
  • Hill. Corpus of Italian Medals. 1930. No. 816.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Annual Review. 1935. p.8.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.42-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O312368/medal-unknown/
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