Portrait Medallion

ca. 1773 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black basalt portrait medallion of Marcus Tullius Cicero after a medal by Jean Warin.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black Basalt
Brief description
Black basalt portrait medallion of Marcus Tullius Cicero after a medal by Jean Warin, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1773
Physical description
Black basalt portrait medallion of Marcus Tullius Cicero after a medal by Jean Warin.
Dimensions
  • Conversion from imperial height: 10.5cm
  • Conversion from imperial width: 8.9cm
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Portrait medallion depicting Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)
From a medal by Warin, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1773
Black Basalt

283-1866
Production
First produced ca. 1773 from a medal by Warin.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
283-1866

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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