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Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470-1498)
c. 1494
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This jade-green agate cameo represents King Charles VIII in bust profile wearing the royal crown and the collar of the Order of St. Michael. The cameo was probably inspired by a gold medal presented to Charles by the City of Lyon during a visit in 1494 and was probably made to commemorate the event. It was perhaps a memento belonging to one of the town's nobles.
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- Title: Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470-1498)
- Date Created: c. 1494
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: (E. V. Thaw, New York).
- Type: Glyptic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.58
- Medium: agate
- Inscriptions: "C 8 RF" (possibly a later inscription).
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: France, Lyon, 15th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken
- Collection: MED - Gothic
- Accession Number: 1978.58
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